Gathering Works For Peace Between Hindus and Muslims in Karnataka
Source: http://www.sahilonline.net/english/news.php?catID=coastalnews&nid=3112&viewed=0
BHATKAL, KARNATAKA, INDIA, August 19, 2008: In the peaceful and densely forested district of Uttara Kannada, in the state of Karnataka, local societies and authorities gathered to address community problems and affirm mutual friendship. The Rabita Society Bhatkal and the Majlise Islah Tanzeem Bhatkal met with the presence of Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri, the district’s education minister. JD Naik, a Hindu leader, said that the local people are peace lovers and they want to receive education and live peacefully. The president of the local Muslim society said that Islam has venues for peace, and verses of the Quran that emphasizes that idea.
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