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Non-violence and Peace-building in Islam

what have kept some parts of the country free from
inter-communal violence, and if replicated elsewhere,
they can help put an end to such violence there, too.
In this regard, one must also add that Muslims
must put an end to all those factors that engender an
atmosphere of conflict between them and others—such
as for instance, demanding their rights, engaging the
politics of protest, raking up disputes over mosques and
temples, and so on.

The fact of the matter is that to end inter-communal
violence in India we do not have to search for a new
solution. All we need to do is replicate those factors or
conditions that prevail in communal violence-free parts
of the country or a city and that serve as a deterrent to
communal conflict in those parts that are prone to such
violence.

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