Kuala Lampur, March 8 -- There has been a spate of incidents that caused much disharmony among the people of different religions lately. These incidents included mocking and insulting the religious beliefs and practices of others.

I am a 69-year-old medical doctor who has been active in Islamic and interfaith activities for over 35 years. Allow me to make some observations and give some advice.

Since I am a Muslim, my views will be mostly based on Islamic teachings, and my advice is mainly for Muslims. However, InsyaAllah (God-willing), some of the points I raise should be acceptable and applicable to non-Muslims too, as apart from our different theologies, the teachings of our respective religions have much in common - about being good...