Dalai Lama defends 'peaceful' Islam

The Dalai Lama has defended Islam, saying that it was "totally wrong, unfair" to call it a violent religion.

Dalai Lama defends 'peaceful' Islam
Mon, 14 Jul, 2008 - 10:10

The Dalai Lama has defended Islam, saying that it was "totally wrong, unfair" to call it a violent religion.

Tibet's exiled Buddhist spiritual leader, appearing at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania, yesterday, offered a defence of Islam in response to a question about the rise of violent religious fundamentalism.

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