Sa‘d talks about the conference he attended last Sunday with many leading media figures that discussed the current sectarian tension. All of the different guests proposed varying solutions and all called for the formation of a Higher Council for Citizenship. It was concluded that the citizenship principle should be applied and that freedom of religious belief is a must.

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