ISLAM-CHRISTIAN DIALOGUE

79 practical issues and strengthen the dialogue ever more. If all that has been said so far is true, we can only stress once again that the commitment made in the West in the reception centres for immigrants is not an end in itself. It is necessary to try to establi- sh a bond, so that each one may develop spiritually in his or her own creed; if in Euro- pe we succeed in transmitting the value of mutual knowledge and religious freedom, this may be a push to bring down all those positions and laws that hinder equality in human rights and the fraternal relationship between believers. The strength of culture We agree with the words of the Italian hi- storian. Franco Cardini, director of Enee (Europe Near East Centre), who expresses his conviction in the strength of culture and highlights its effectiveness as a means for the knowledge of the other and the rap-