But now a new British Muslim Forum says that it has a better claim to that title.

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Dr Ingrid Mattson from Canada, president of the Islamic Society of North America, who also took part in the Vatican forum, explained that Christian minorities have existed in Muslim societies for centuries.

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The Preston Faith Forum's float involved 100 walkers from the Hindu, Sikh, Baha'i, Buddhist, Muslim, Christian and Jewish traditions.

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