Defusing Religious Tensions

By Miriam Rabkin
Contributor to Tolerance.ca®

While the evening started on a calm note, the actual dialogue session began rather tensely. Almost immediately a controversial conversation was instigated. Voices were raised, fists were clenched, and students shouted across the classroom… An inside look at conflicts on some Montréal campuses and at attempts to overcome them.

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