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On that day 10 years ago, I expressed my hope that the Museum might become a place of intercultural connection and dialogue between Muslim and non-Muslim civilizations. Its architectural manifestation in itself is symbolic, beacon of light and enlightenment, gifted to Canada in recognition and support of its exemplary aspiration to foster peaceful pluralism in communities.

I’m very grateful to be showing my work in this beautiful space on board Explora II. My mission is to highlight the diversity, beauty, and behavior of marine life to inspire people to appreciate and care for our oceans,

The exhibition brings together Canadian and international contemporary artists in an enlightening exploration of what light, in its physical and spiritual dimension, might teach us about adapting new ways of seeing, and the potential that lies in seeing differently, with the heart and mind as well as our eyes, so as to understand and go beyond conventional perceptions and thereby to avoid the risk of stereotypes and misconceptions.

The Museum serves as a link, not only reuniting Humayun’s Tomb and Sunder Nursery, but also bridging the gap between history and the present day. Museums and historic landmarks preserve and reveal the story of humanity, Inherently, they are places that foster connections among people as we delve into our collective, intricate, and occasionally disputed past and consider how we can collaboratively shape a unified and better future.

Indeed, one of the ethical principles of the Aga Khan Development Network, a group of agencies that seek to improve the welfare and prospects of people around the world, is to work towards a sustainable environment in its physical, social, and cultural dimensions.

our engagement in Portugal goes back decades. The generous welcome that Portugal offered to many Ismailis fleeing the Mozambique civil war so many years ago was a defining moment. Since then our ties to Portugal have multiplied.

Charity is something else. This is a poor country, but not miserable. You see how the people celebrate the feast. The people are poor, but they are happy. In Europe, I don't think we are happy, and we are much more helped by the government. The people are always asking for more. And they are never happy.

Simply put, the greatest resources a society can possess are the creativity and ingenuity of its peoples. All societies require knowledge production, and knowledge has always played a vital role in the rise of prosperity and social well-being. But too often, societies face multiple barriers for unlocking their intellectual capital's full potential and participating in global knowledge networks. Access to higher education and lifelong learning is one critical component of a knowledge society.

In a knowledge society, intellectual capital is the most powerful generator of prosperity and improvement of quality of life, more than conventional measures of land, labor, raw materials, physical or financial capital. Knowledge is the driver of innovation.

But, for myself, I am very much looking forward to continuing the work with the institutions, to continue to try and improve the quality of life for the Jamat in Pakistan and all the communities in which it lives.

Maintaining handicrafts through the centuries is, in my view, a matter of great importance. Not only in the job creation that they ensure, but in maintaining artistic abilities and vision that have endured through the centuries, which can embellish our everyday lives while they tie us silently with the past, our past. They have an important educational role. One must learn to see, not just look, as one learns to hear, not just listen.

Despite all the rhetoric about basic needs and poverty alleviation -- and despite several decades officially dedicated to development -- the number of people in extreme or absolute poverty continues to increase.

Continue to strive with courage and optimism and grasp all opportunities to serve your communities and contribute to making a more pluralistic and peaceful world. Since I was a young girl, my father always told me what a mistake it had been for many international organizations in the 1960s and 70s to focus almost exclusively on primary education and effectively defund tertiary and higher education across many countries.

If it's a daunting endeavor, so much the better. For every success there will be setbacks, but when you look back, it will be with the satisfaction of those who embrace hope, strive against the odds, and remain faithful to their commitments and ideals.

As we all know, an excellent education is a broad one, developing the interests in arts, culture, sports, as well as academics, but it also needs to be meaningful and relevant. As we saw in the film again, the extensive service learning program is local and sustainable and improves the quality of life of others. It also allows our students to demonstrate their growing leadership skills and values.

Although young people go through many challenging transitions in their lives, we aim to make the Academy a positive and memorable experience for all, one that helps young people to set the right course for their lives and build their character and attributes as leaders.

I think I know animals better than most people.

..... young people all over the world. Whether in Africa, Asia or Latin America, or indeed in the Western countries, their attitudes were remarkably similar. They all had problems with their leaders, with the establishment, with the privileged few, and all asked questions which sometimes their elders were unable to answer.

Another example: such detestable things as "old age homes" and "orphanages" are only a product of the developed world. In the developing world, people are taken care of by the extended family in much more humane ways.

A necessary condition for pluralism to succeed is that the general education of the populations involved must be sufficiently complete so that individual groups, defined by ethnicity, religion, language and the like, understand the potential consequences of actions that might impinge on others. This is, for example, one of the principal reasons why today there is so much uninformed speculation about conflict between the Muslim world and others.