Welcome to Gems of Wisdom, a selection of speeches by His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan, the 49th hereditary Imam, or spiritual leader, of the Shia Ismaili Muslims and the founder of the Aga Khan Development Network.
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Welcome to Gems of Wisdom, a selection of speeches by His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan, the 49th hereditary Imam, or spiritual leader, of the Shia Ismaili Muslims and the founder of the Aga Khan Development Network.
“Without cultural identity, social cohesion gradually dissolves” - Amsterdam, Netherlands, 7 September 2002
Gems of Wisdom
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“Without cultural identity, social cohesion gradually dissolves” - Amsterdam, Netherlands, 7 September 2002
Respecting diverse cultural identities is essential to building peaceful societies, especially in the developing world. The Aga Khan discussed the relationship between cultural identity and pluralism in the context of development in this speech at the Prince Claus Fund’s Conference on culture and development in Amsterdam, Netherlands on 7 September 2002.
Gems of Wisdom
Welcome to Gems of Wisdom, a selection of speeches by His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan, the 49th hereditary Imam, or spiritual leader, of the Shia Ismaili Muslims and the founder of the Aga Khan Development Network.