Lama defends Islam as peaceful religion
The Dalai Lama said that "it's totally wrong, unfair" to call Islam a violent religion.The Tibetan spiritual leader, appearing at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania, offered a defense of Islam in response to a question about the rise of violent religious fundamentalism. He added that he has made a point of reaching out to Muslims since the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.The Dalai Lama arrived at Lehigh on Thursday for a series of talks on a 600-year-old Buddhist text.