The Aga Khan blamed clashes between Islam and other faiths on political circumstances and economic ambitions of governments, rather than deep religious divides.
Source/Credit: CBC News | Canada
By Trinh Theresa Do | February 27, 2014
77-year-old Aga Khan is hereditary spiritual leader of the world's 15 million Shia Ismaili Muslims
The Aga Khan addressed Parliament Hill Thursday morning, touching on themes of inclusiveness and lessons of the plurality of the Muslim faith.
Aga Khan brings deep ties to Canada in address to Parliament today
In his speech to members of both houses, the hereditary spiritual leader of the world's 15 million Ismaili Muslims addressed the wide variance of Muslim cultures and attempted to correct some misconceptions about how Muslims view the world.
"Essential among them is that they do not share some common, overarching impression of the West. It has become a commonplace for some to talk about an inevitable clash of the industrial West and Islamic civilizations. But most Muslims don't see things this way," he said in his speech.
The Aga Khan blamed clashes between Islam and other faiths on political circumstances and economic ambitions of governments, rather than deep religious divides.
“Sadly, what is highly abnormal in the Islamic world often gets mistaken for what is normal. Of course, media perceptions of our world in recent years have often been conveyed through a lens of war,” the spiritual leader said.
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