Monday 18 March 2013

Islam conference aims to improve community relations

MUSLIM leaders have called for better understanding of Islam, amid concerns terrorist attacks and fundamentalism are warping opinions of the religion.

More than 800 people turned up at an event held to discuss all aspects of the religion and listen to a host of high-profile speakers at Edinburgh’s Corn Exchange yesterday afternoon.

The event, called “Hope Conference; Islam is not what you think”, was designed to bring Muslims and non-Muslims together to break down barriers.

Zahid Ali, a spokesman for the group organising the event, Vision Islam, said the aim was to encourage dialogue.

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