Ashgar Ali Engineer
(1939-)

Indian Culture of Peace & Nonviolence Advocate
2004 Right Livelihood Award Winner

birthdate: March 10
birthplace: Salumbar, Rajasthan, India

QUOTES

"I was told by my father who was a priest that it was the basic duty of a Muslim to establish peace on earth. ... I soon came to the conclusion that it was not religion but misuse of religion and politicising of religion, which was the main cause of communal violence."

Kids | Youth | Adults | Calendar | Quotes | Heroes | Stories | The EMILY Fund | Scholarships
DO ONE THING and BetterWorld Kids Clubs are projects of The EMILY Fund (The Emily Silverstein Fund, Inc.)
Hero portraits are included for illustration purposes only - no celebrity endorsement implied

The Emily Fund
Education, Mentorship, Inspiration, Leadership, Youth
- for a Better World
PO Box 430
Roosevelt, NJ 08555-0430
info@EmilyFund.org