Dr Carey calls for tolerance

Damascus - Christians and Muslims should stop "demonising" each other and work more closely together, the Archbishop of Canterbury…

Damascus - Christians and Muslims should stop "demonising" each other and work more closely together, the Archbishop of Canterbury told worshippers at a mosque in the Middle East yesterday.

Dr George Carey was speaking at the Abu Nour Mosque, the largest in the Syrian capital, Damascus, during an eightday tour of the region.

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