“As Muslims, we cannot overcome our difficulties without achieving unity in spite of our differences.”

—  Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

As quoted during the 13th Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Summit in Istanbul, in "Islamic leaders pledge to combat sectarianism" http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/04/islamic-leaders-pledge-combat-sectarianism-160415185615217.html, Al Jazeera (April 15, 2016)

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