Thursday, June 30, 2011

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair: I Read The Holy Koran Every Day

From Europe News:

I read the Holy Quran everyday: Tony Blair














The Express Tribune 14 June 2011



LONDON: In a startling revelation during an interview to The Observer magazine, the former British Prime Minister Tony Blair confessed to reading the Holy Quran, the holy scripture for the 1.5 billion global Muslim population, as reported by the Daily Mail.



Blair, who was famously reluctant to discuss his faith during his time in office, converted to Catholicism months after leaving 10 Downing Street in 2007, and set up the ‘Tony Blair Faith Foundation’, to promote respect and understanding between the major religions.



In the interview, he said "I read the Bible every day. I read the Quran every day, partly to understand some of the things happening in the world, but mainly just because it is immensely instructive.” (...)









Posted June 14th, 2011 by pk



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