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'..post-ISIL..' - '..interfaith solidarity from all around France..' - '..take this historic moment to transform tragedy into a moment of dialogue..'

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<blockquote>'But to defeat ISIL, it’s not just a counterterrorism challenge. You have to have a governance structure in place. Again, it’s the post-ISIL governance, making sure you have all the elements in place to actually dry up their ability to put down roots.'

- Brett McGurk, Briefing on the Counter-ISIL Ministerial, July 19, 2016</blockquote>


'..take this historic moment to transform tragedy into a moment of dialogue..'

<blockquote>'Interviewed outside the cathedral in Rouen, Jacqueline Prevot called it "a magnificent gesture."

"Look at this whole Muslim community that attended Mass," she said. "I find this very heartwarming."

French television broadcast scenes of interfaith solidarity from all around France, with Muslim women in headscarves and Jewish men in kippot crowding the front rows of Catholic cathedrals in Lille, Calais or the Basilica of St. Denis, the traditional resting place of French royalty.

There were similar scenes in Italy, where the head of Italy's Union of Islamic communities — Izzedin Elzir — called on his colleagues to "take this historic moment to transform tragedy into a moment of dialogue." The secretary general of the country's Islamic Confederation, Abdullah Cozzolino spoke at the Treasure of St. Gennaro chapel; three imams also attended Mass at the St. Maria Church in Rome's Trastevere neighborhood, donning their traditional dress as they entered the sanctuary and sat down in the front row.'

- Muslims Go to Catholic Mass in France, Italy for Solidarity, July 31, 2016</blockquote>


Context (Towards Global Peace) - '..to help schools in Pakistan or other developing countries create their own peace curricula..'

<blockquote>In The Electric Universe a Future of Peace and Love

Interpol - Crime, Terrorism

INTERPOL joins Global Coalition to Counter ISIL, July 22, 2016


'..to rethink and to rebuild a culture where there are open channels between feeling and understanding..'

'..A long-term solution to ISIL requires much, much more than recapturing territory..'</blockquote>