Global Poll: Religion and Culture are Not to Blame for Tensions between Islam and the West


	Global Poll: Religion and Culture are Not to Blame for Tensions between Islam and the West

german

1-28-2008 7:03 AM

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The global public believes that tensions between Islam and the West arise from conflicts over political power and interests and not from differences of religion and culture, according to a BBC World Service poll across 27 countries.

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2-10-2008 6:43 AM

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