CANADIAN BLUEPRINT FOR PEACE. - 2004-01-27

Tolerance is becoming more commendable because of the prevailing religious and ethnic unrest in some countries. The formation of an unholy marriage between science and fanaticism digs a grave for the quest for harmony. Prince Karim Aga Khan, a Muslim spiritual leader of 12 to 15 million people in 25 countries said in Lisbon that 'social harmony combined with religious freedom is a prerequisite for attaining human progress.' But religious freedom is possible if there is tolerance in society which should be encouraged through legislation as well as from the beginning in the schools.