'My Friend Of A Different Faith' Finalists Restore Hope In The Future
Huffington Post
The Huffington Post is proud to support the Tony Blair Foundation's program Face to Faith by featuring the finalists of the 2014 'My Friend of a Different Faith' essay competition. It is our hope that by giving them a platform, these young people might help lead all of us into a future with more compassion, acceptance and peace across religious and cultural lines. Please find a short explanation of the competition below, followed by the essays written by the five finalists.
Congratulations to all who participated!
Across the world we face a constantly growing and evolving threat from violent extremism, much of it religious in its motivation. To propagate their views extremists use networks of outreach to young people and understand the power of education, whether formal or informal.
This is why we need to start thinking of education as a security issue. We must do what we can to give young minds the best chance to develop the skills necessary to resist extremist thinking.
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