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February 24, 2010 Iran to host forum on religious diversity Tehran Times Political Desk TEHRAN - The World Forum for Proximity of Islamic Schools of Thought is scheduled to host the 23rd International Conference under the topic of "Islamic Ummah: From Religious Diversity to Sectarianism." The conference will be held in Tehran on March 2-4, and 150 pundits from over 48 countries including Russia, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Denmark, Australia, the United States, Qatar, Kuwait, and Thailand will attend the conference, the center's director Ayatollah Taskhiri told a press conference on Tuesday. The conference will focus on the current issues facing the Muslim world and ways to strengthen unity among the Islamic states. The conference's agenda will include the following topics: the factors behind the creation of different religions, the guarantees for the continuation of natural interactions between diverse religions, the positive results of religious interactions, historical samples of religious interactions, factors behind sectarian tendencies, strategies to eradicate sectarianism and so forth. Some committees, including the women's committee in reinforcing unity among Muslims, will also meet on the sidelines of the conference. Some other conferences will also be held in the border provinces of Hormozgan (Feb. 26), Kermanshah (Feb. 28), Kordestan (Feb. 28, Mar. 1), Golestan and Khorasan (Mar. 1), and Kermanshah and Golestan (Mar. 4) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
