Religious groups are ready to contribute to this process.

I think you're just going to have to see less hatred among groups, less bigotry, and, you know, racial groups, religious groups, whatever.

This presupposes the engagement of all parties, including Syria and Iran, as well as all political and religious groups.

It is not a confrontation between religions, but fundamentalist religious groups have severely exacerbated the conflict.

The Eritrean authorities recently lifted the restrictions imposed on the activities of certain religious groups in the country.

In England and Wales, 151,000 people belonged to religious groups which did not fall into any of the main religions.

The Committee recommends that the State party include detailed information in its next periodic report on the situation of ethno religious communities and the measures taken to promote tolerance between them.

Musharraf clamped down on some religious militants operating inside Pakistan and also on those fighting Indian forces in Kashmir.

If we hope to halt violent extremism, we must engage religious and militant groups in dialogue and address the root causes of violence.

On the contrary, the way in which the various religious and ethnic groups in Iraq responded to his execution is emblematic of the difficulty of holding Iraq together as a coherent entity.

Public schools allow religious education, in cooperation with religious communities that have agreements with the government, but attendance is not mandatory.

The systems of formal education historically provided by the State or religious or private groups have been a two edged sword for indigenous peoples.

Subsequently, educational programs for children and adults should be launched, in collaboration with religious groups, in order to improve public understanding of gender inequality.

This provision should counteract tendencies towards fundamentalist or closed religious or ethnic groups, which can be as much affected by xenophobia and intolerance as the majorities.

In this connection, the Committee is concerned about the lack of information on the ethno religious composition of the State party's population and about allegations of tensions between ethno religious groups (arts. 5 and 7).

In April 2002 and March 2003, the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia initiated an interfaith dialogue in Kuala Lumpur, attended by representatives of major religious groups in Malaysia.

But, according to Burma s Constitutional Referendum Act, members of religious organizations, those subject to criminal prosecution, and members of ethnic groups that have not agreed to a ceasefire with the government were barred from voting.

In the late 19th century this Dutch tradition of religious tolerance transformed into a system of pillarisation, in which religious groups coexisted separately and only interacted at the level of government.

(d) To ensure that, in accordance with appropriate national legislation and in conformity with international human rights law, the freedom of all persons and members of groups to establish and maintain religious, charitable or humanitarian institutions is fully respected and protected

(e) To ensure that, in accordance with appropriate national legislation and in conformity with international human rights law, the freedom of all persons and members of groups to establish and maintain religious, charitable or humanitarian institutions is fully respected and protected

(e) To ensure that, in accordance with appropriate national legislation and in conformity with international human rights law, the freedom for all persons and members of groups to establish and maintain religious, charitable or humanitarian institutions is fully respected and protected

(e) To ensure that, in accordance with appropriate national legislation and in conformity with international human rights law, the freedom of all persons and members of groups to establish and maintain religious, charitable or humanitarian institutions is fully respected and protected

The Republic of Kazakhstan was a multiethnic and multicultural state, with some 130 ethnic groups, 45 religious confessions and numerous ethnocultural and linguistic groups living within its borders.

13. Also emphasizes that equating any religion with terrorism should be avoided, as this may have adverse consequences on the enjoyment of the right to freedom of religion or belief of all members of the religious communities concerned

Also emphasizes that equating any religion with terrorism should be avoided as this may have adverse consequences on the enjoyment of the right to freedom of religion or belief of all members of the religious communities concerned

Also emphasizes that equating any religion with terrorism should be avoided, as this may have adverse consequences on the enjoyment of the right to freedom of religion or belief of all members of the religious communities concerned

After his detention in November 2003, he was charged with illegally revealing State secrets overseas for printing a report on the alleged suppression of religious groups in Xiaoshan District, Zejiang Province.

13. Also emphasizes that equating any religion with terrorism should be avoided, as this may have adverse consequences on the enjoyment of the right to freedom of religion or belief of all members of the religious communities concerned

He was nonetheless concerned at the stipulation in law that in order to be registered, religious associations must practise faiths or beliefs linked to religions with historical or cultural roots, as that might result in discrimination against newer religious communities without such links.

We must demonstrate the loving nature of true faith otherwise, religion will be defined by a battle in which extremists seize control of faith communities and secularists claim that such attitudes are intrinsic to religion.

On October 11, religious groups and neo nazis protested against gay themed play 'Corpus Christi' in Athens, deeming it blasphemous they assaulted a theater critic and forced the cancellation of the performance.

The overall purpose of article 4.4 is to ensure egalitarian integration based on non discrimination and respect for each of the cultural, linguistic or religious groups which together form the national society.

specific groups and individuals other vulnerable groups and individuals

Religious iconography.

Religious fundamentalism

Religious Courts

While international treaties, national laws, more and stronger institutions, improved education, and efforts by organized religious groups to foster respect for minorities can help to ameliorate the problem, collective efforts have so far fallen woefully short.

The Last Guerrillas

The threat of militias

(d) Religious minorities

(b) Religious fundamentalism

Alphabets (Latin or Cyrillic) Languages (Serbian, Croatian, Bosniak) Ethnic identity (free presentation of one's own culture and tradition of one's peoples, in the extent they themselves feel needed) Religious identity (free public manifestation of religious practices, holidays and cultural programmes with religious content).

Consequently, Khamenei s evident lack of religious legitimacy has pushed the government to assume full control over the clerical establishment, further depriving the seminaries of their historical independence.

The proposed bill attracted support from moderate Muslim leaders, but its most vocal advocates were a collection of radical religious groups with a predilection for violence, led by the Islamic Defenders Front (known by its Indonesian acronym, FPI). This year alone, these self appointed moral vigilantes have ransacked bars and nightclubs, attacked the American and Danish embassies, and stoned the offices of Playboy after its first edition all with only occasional protests from the police.

9 Luxembourg, European Communities, 2004.