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At long last, the report from Gerard Bouchard and Charles Taylor on reasonable accommodation in Quebec has been released, and provides a wealth of story ideas for reporters covering religion in Canada. For an abridged pdf of the full report, check out this webpage for "Building the Future: A Time for Reconciliation". Bear in mind that the Commission was launched out of concerns in Quebec over Muslim headscarves, Sikh kirpans, and the possibility of sharia law coming to Canada….so the implications of accommodating religious practices, values, traditions and rights are analyzed within the framework of Canadian society and national values. Here is the website:

http://www.accommodements.qc.ca

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Article Added On: December 08, 2004 - over 3 years ago
Title: World Buddhist Conference ends with call for peace in Nepal
Publication: AFP
Publication Date: January 01, 2004 - over 4 years ago
Faith Groups: Buddhist
Themes: other

Abstract: The second World Buddhist Conference, which was held at the birthplace of Buddha, ended with a call for peace. More than 10,000 people have died in Nepal since the rising of the Maoists in 1996, a group trying to topple the king. About 200 representatives from 26 countries, including Sri Lanka, Bhutan, India, China, Myanmar, Cambodia and Egypt took part in the two-day conference in Lumbini.

Thu Dec 2, 8:30 AM ET

KATHMANDU (AFP) - The two-day Second World Buddhist Conference ended with a call for peace in Nepal and renewed efforts to develop the city of Buddha's birth as a center for peace studies, the organisers said.

Omkar Prasad Gauchan, one of the senior organisers, said, "the foreign participants have expressed their desire to see peace prevail in Nepal, the land of Buddha".

Ministerial-level delegates from seven Asian countries including Sri Lanka, Bhutan, India, China and Thailand and 200 representatives from 26 countries took part in the conference at Lumbini, 390 kilometers (240 miles) southwest of capital Kathmandu.

On Tuesday, Maoist rebels in Nepal called off a strike aimed at disrupting the gathering after appeals by religious people coming to Lumbini and human rights groups.

More than 10,000 people have died since the Maoists took up arms in 1996 intent on toppling the king in the Himalayan nation.

"The Second World Buddhist Conference concluded today with the adoption of a 10-point declaration describing Lumbini, the birthplace of Lord Buddha, as the source of inspirations for world peace," an organiser of the conference and official of the Lumbini Development Trust told AFP on Thursday.

The conference also said it would speed up a campaign to carry on development works in Kapitalvastu, Devdaha and Ramgram near Lumbini which were related to the life of Buddha.

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