Mubarak Calls for Religious Tolerance
From Times Wire Reports
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak marked Ramadan’s night of Lailat al Qadr by calling for greater tolerance for all religions and saying the world was wrong to equate Arabs and Muslims with terrorism.
Mubarak, speaking to about 300 people in a Cairo conference center, said Muslims must respect other religions if they want others not to hurt Islam.
Muslims believe Lailat al Qadr marks the day when God revealed the Koran to the prophet Muhammad nearly 1,400 years ago.
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