In her speech in front of the 27-member Assembly, Asma Jahangir asked to "overcome the uncompromising attitudes that are sometimes expressed by religious groups", to "promote diversity and mutual respect between believers", to "involve in inter-religious dialogue the believers of all the faiths and even the people who now seem to have lost their faith". According to the UN Commissioner, "dialogue between cultures and religions does not rule out mutual criticism, provided it takes places in mutual respect, in an informed way, and after creating a climate of mutual confidence and esteem", so as to avoid misunderstandings and violent positions. According to the speaker, then there are people and categories that can "make a special contribution to such exchanges": "the family, where a positive mental attitude to others can be cultivated" (and a case in point is, according to Asma Jahangir, that of mixed marriages between people of different religions); the school, artists and journalists. Then the speaker insisted on the special contribution "which can be given by women, who more than anyone else are affected by religious intolerance in the world".” “
