Poll - hope in West-Islam ties

I found this a pleasant surprise. Possibly because a vocal minority of fellow teacher training students seem to be of the opinion that religion is the biggest cause of war and conflict. Interestingly, this poll seems to show that most people take the kind of view that I do; politics and power are in the driving seat co-opting religion.

In a survey of people in 27 countries, an average of 56% said they saw positive links between the cultures.
Yet 28% of respondents told questioners that violent conflict was inevitable. Asked twice about the existing causes of friction, 52% said they were a result of political disputes and 58% said minority groups stoked tensions.

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