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| UN tries to heal religious divide | UN tries to heal religious divide |
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| UN Secretary General Kofi Annan is due to be presented with a plan of action to ease increasing polarisation of Muslim and Western societies. | |
| The report is by a group of prominent international figures, including Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu and ex-Iranian president Mohammad Khatami. | The report is by a group of prominent international figures, including Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu and ex-Iranian president Mohammad Khatami. |
| They have been brought together under the United Nations initiative, the Alliance of Civilisations. | They have been brought together under the United Nations initiative, the Alliance of Civilisations. |
| The report will be presented at a ceremony in Istanbul. | The report will be presented at a ceremony in Istanbul. |
| It is the product of 20 minds: prominent international figures from a variety of religions. | It is the product of 20 minds: prominent international figures from a variety of religions. |
| They have been meeting over the past year to examine the root causes of the increasing divide between the Muslim world and the West. | They have been meeting over the past year to examine the root causes of the increasing divide between the Muslim world and the West. |
| Their mandate was to propose a concrete plan of action to bridge the gap and overcome mutual feelings of fear and suspicion. | Their mandate was to propose a concrete plan of action to bridge the gap and overcome mutual feelings of fear and suspicion. |
| Youth education | Youth education |
| The high-level group questions the theory that a clash of civilisations is inevitable; its report is expected to say that the chief causes of tension are not cultural or religious, but political. | The high-level group questions the theory that a clash of civilisations is inevitable; its report is expected to say that the chief causes of tension are not cultural or religious, but political. |
| Members of the working group say the situation in the Middle East and the conflict in Iraq are key to an increasing sense of frustration in the Muslim world. | Members of the working group say the situation in the Middle East and the conflict in Iraq are key to an increasing sense of frustration in the Muslim world. |
| Among proposals to help promote respect and understanding are youth education programmes and a focus on cultural ties. | Among proposals to help promote respect and understanding are youth education programmes and a focus on cultural ties. |
| But this group is expected to make it quite clear that such schemes will have limited impact unless the political causes of tension are addressed. | But this group is expected to make it quite clear that such schemes will have limited impact unless the political causes of tension are addressed. |