But the irony is that every religion has something to say about tolerance and respecting others.
As a prominent advocate of cultural dialogue, he has promoted values such as the advancement of women, respect for others, creative diversity and tolerance.
"Indian society has a long tradition of tolerance, including in terms of allowing others to infringe on what those in the West would consider one's personal space, " he says.
But others owe their concord to mutual tolerance and leaders who do not exploit communal tension.
Education needs to be integrated into wider strategies to encourage tolerance, mutual respect and the ability to live peacefully with others.
Nor is tolerance innate, a quality that some are granted, of which others are bereft.
Prof Beard claims that the Miss World contest should no longer be a priority for feminists, but merely refers to her own comfort with her ageing body, and new-found personal tolerance of what she sees as the "bodily choices" of others.
All too many Muslims fail to understand Islam, which teaches one to be kind and lenient towards others and to recognize their value systems, by adopting an attitude of tolerance that Islam itself mandates.
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They symbolize generosity, tolerance, inoffensiveness and mastery of knowledge, embodying the rules of conduct that they advocate for others.
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