This is with reference to the report “French mosques host dialogue weekend on attacks anniversary” (Jan. 10). It is a good initiative and might help in dispelling negative notions about Islam and Muslims. However, I believe that the wave of Islamophobia in the West is not likely to die down in near future. Certain elements, who are influential in the media as well, are deliberately trying to stoke religious or ethnic tensions for their political gains. The impact of such dialogue is confined to a certain level and it is not enough to counter the round-the-clock propaganda through the mainstream media outlets.
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