Libraries get new package to study Islam (Canada)

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http://www.canoe.ca/CalgaryNews/cs.cs-09-27-0012.html

In a bid to quench Canadians' need for answers about Islam, a North American organization launched a national initiative yesterday to provide literature on the religion to public libraries.

The main branch of the Calgary Public Library was the site for the launch of the CAIR-CAN -- the Canadian office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations -- national Islamic library project.

The initiative follows two trends observed in the last few years by the organization, said CAIR-CAN executive director Riad Saloojee.

"The first is a great deal of interest, phenomenal interest about Islam and ... we saw an increase in interdenominational dialogue, more discussion and more acceptance," said Saloojee.

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