Source: VOA News
http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-07-03-voa43.cfm
Despite being majority Muslim, Senegal is a known for its religious tolerance. Muslims, Christians, Jews and adherents to traditional African beliefs came together in Dakar to discuss what tensions remain in Senegal as well as what lessons the country may hold for other nations embroiled in religious conflict.
Senegal's reputation for profound religious tolerance was both honored and tested in a two-day conference sponsored by Dakar's Cheikh Ante Diop University, the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, the Senegalese Association for Decentralized Cooperation, and the Israeli embassy.
Israeli Ambassador Gidéon Behar said Senegal represents a model of peaceful co-existence, but there is always the need for dialogue on the community level and especially among religious leaders.