Tuesday, August 14, 2007

Fadlallah calls for 'serious, constructive dialogue' among Muslim sects

Senior Shiite cleric Sayyed Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah warned on Sunday against divisions among Muslims and called for a "serious and constructive dialogue" among the religion's sects. "Muslim-Muslim dialogue has become a necessity," Fadlallah said in a statement issued on Sunday.


"However," he added, "any dialogue should be based on three key conditions: a motivation to launch dialogue; considering dialogue as a priority; and the ruling out of all taboo issues in the dialogue."


He said dialogue between Shiite groups and Salafi currents such as Saudi Arabia's Wahhabi sect "would be among the most vital and beneficial to Muslims."


Anyone to venture a guess if that dialogue will touch on the issue of Shia mosque demolition?

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