“Democracy can fail anywhere, at any time, in any society” - Gatineau, Canada, 19 May 2004

“Zanzibar was a significant focal point for this region of the world” - Zanzibar, Tanzania, 30 July 2009

“The problem of persistent global poverty” - Washington, D.C., USA, 22 April 2009

“The harmonious integration of the spiritual, the artistic, and the natural worlds” - Toronto, Canada, 28 May 2010

“A symbol of the hopes of people who lived through change and turbulence” - Houston, USA, 23 June 2002

“Without cultural identity, social cohesion gradually dissolves” - Amsterdam, Netherlands, 7 September 2002

“The promise of democracy has too often been disappointed” - New York, USA, 15 May 2006

“Confronting the knowledge deficit which now plagues too many Islamic societies” - Cairo, Egypt, 15 June 2006

“Ignorance could yield to understanding through the power of education” - London, UK, 26 June 2018

“Pluralism is the indispensable foundation for human peace and progress” - Ottawa, Canada, 16 May 2017

“When hope fades, extremist ideologies feed on the despair” - Toledo, Spain, 2 March 2006

“A for-profit international development agency” - Athi River, Kenya, 19 December 2003

“Culture is entwined for Muslims with matters of faith” - London, UK, 12 July 2007

“The northernmost Islamic garden ever created” - Edmonton, Canada, 16 October 2018

“Instability is infectious, but so is hope” - Lisbon, Portugal, 12 June 2014

“A strategic investment which many private investors might be reluctant to make” - Kampala, Uganda, 10 November 2006

“Critical components of any global development policy” - Berlin, Germany, 6 September 2004

“Reap the benefits of new technology” - Washington, D.C., USA, 10 November 1999

“Complex problems confronting sustainable development in mountain areas” - Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic, 31 October 2002

“Encounters of people and cultures” - Cambridge, Massachusetts, 27 May 1994