Premier Wynne and Aga Khan team up to boost educational opportunities
Premier Kathleen Wynne and the Aga Khan signed a deal Monday to boost educational opportunities and promote what Wynne called “intercultural peace.
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Under Monday’s agreement signed between Premier Kathleen Wynne and the Aga Khan, Ontario will grant university or college tuition waivers to 30 high school graduates of Aga Khan academies in Kenya, India and Mozambique over the three years starting in the fall of 2016.
Khan is the 49th hereditary Imam of Shia Ismaili Muslims and founder of the Aga Khan Development Network, a group of agencies boosting opportunities for the poor of all faiths.
Toronto is home to the world’s ninth Aga Khan Park, inaugurated Monday. The park is on the grounds of the Aga Khan Museum and the province views it as another feather in the cap of Ontario’s reputation for diversity, giving Toronto a competitive advantage among major world cities. The park includes landscaped gardens, five reflecting pools and covers 5.8 hectares.
Opened last September, the Aga Khan Museum’s aim is to improve the understanding and appreciation of the contributions of Muslim civilizations to the world.
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Despite increased contact between Muslims and non-Muslims in today’s globalised world, misunderstanding and a growing knowledge gap are contributing to dangerous divisions, said Prince Amyn. “The result of that gap is a vacuum within which myths and stereotypes can so easily fester, fed by the amplification of extreme minority voices.