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He said the Muslim world and the West were facing “clash of ignorance not clash of cultures.”
Appreciating Aga Khan’s efforts to set up an Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations in London, he said the rejection of pluralism played a significant role in breeding destructive conflicts. He also appreciated another one of the Aga Khan’s steps to open a “Global Centre for Pluralism,” in Ottawa, aimed at fostering policy and legislation that enables pluralism to take root in all spheres of modern life, including the arts.
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