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To: steve harris who wrote (46639)	3/20/2006 3:25:36 PM
From: Proud_Infidel	Respond to of 90947

Statue rioting next? Mother Teresa Statue Creates Friction ap ^ \| 3/20/06 \| STAFF Albania's largest Muslim group said Monday that placing a bust of Mother Teresa in a northern city would not damage religious harmony, rejecting claims from smaller Muslim associations. The Culture Ministry's proposal to put a statue at the entrance to Shkodra, 70 miles north of the capital, Tirana, was opposed the day before by three small Muslim associations. Selim Muca, head of the Albanian Muslim Community, the organization representing all Muslims in Albania, said those objections were not the community's official position. ''We respect the contribution of the distinguished figures of our nation, like that of Mother Teresa, who is the honor of our nation,'' Muca said. He added that local authorities should not create flashpoints between religious communities. Representatives of the Charity Islamic Association, Islamic Intellectuals and Albanian Muslim Forum opposed the bust, saying the religious situation in Shkodra was ''not so calm'' and the bust was a provocation. They said a cross in a nearby area was vandalized in January.