Religious Leaders Decry Extremists ; Seek Post-9/11 Unity, Rebuke Iranian Over Holocaust

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BALI, Indonesia Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim nation, hosted an unusual gathering Tuesday of religious leaders and victims of terrorist attacks who denounced Iran's president for claiming the Holocaust was a myth.

The daylong conference on the resort island of Bali brought together Indonesia's former President Abdurraham Wahid, Hindu spiritual head Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Buddhist teachers, a Jesuit priest and even rabbis rare in a country that does not recognize Israel or the Jewish religion.

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Religious Leaders Decry Extremists ; Seek Post-9/11 Unity, Rebuke Iranian Over Holocaust

One of the goals was to discuss ways to end the growing polarization between faiths since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks in the...

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