Building bridges, dismantling walls

By Shad Saleem Faruqi

Devotion to religion does not require hating others who love God differently.

IT is a sad reality that around the world many people of faith nurture the mistaken belief that true devotion to their religion necessitates hatred for followers of other faiths.

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