Canwest News: Aga Khan holds up Canada as model for the world

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michelle Jean, Governor General of Canada, officially welcomes His Highness the Aga Khan, Imam - spiritual leader - of the Shia Ismaili Muslims and Founder and Chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network at Rideau Hall in Ottawa, November 19, 2008 CREDIT Jean Levac for Ottawa CitizenDon Cayo Canwest News Service Sunday, November 23, 2008

TORONTO – What may often sound to Canadians like a discordant cacophony of voices from our diverse cultures and interest groups is apparently music to the ears of the Aga Khan.

In an exclusive interview on Sunday with Canwest News Service, the hereditary leader of the world’s 15 million Shia Ismaili Muslims held up Canada – a country he has visited often and has maintained a close relationship with throughout his 50-year reign – as a model with much to teach the world.

Complete at the source: Canwest News Service – Vancouver Sun – Ottawa Citizen – Edmonton Journal – Calgary Herald – Leader-Post

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