"Turkish Scholars to Help Avert "Clash of Civilizations"
Gareth Jones
Reuters, Arab News
ANKARA, 4 December 2004 - EU candidate Turkey is helping to avert a "clash of civilizations" by sending to Europe hundreds of scholars who espouse a moderate, inclusive form of Islam and are versed in Western culture, a senior official said.
Ali Bardakoglu, who heads the Directorate General for Religious Affairs or Diyanet, also told Reuters in an interview Turkey's secular system of government guaranteed protection of religious freedoms for all, a key concern of the European Union."
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