Protection of religions – big and small – is state's duty By Bashy Quraishy Secretary General – EMISCO -European Muslim Initiative for Social Cohesion – Strasbourg Member – Advisory Board – Migration Research Centre – Hacettepe University – Ankara. Turkey Chair-Advisory Council-ENAR – Brussels Speech given the 16 October 2013 in Brussels at the Seminar "Freedom of opinion, religion and belief — Persecution of, and discrimination against, minority-groups" Organized by EIFRF with the partnership of • The Gerard Noodt Foundation for FoRB • UNITED SIKHS • Pro Europa Christiana • Soteria International • CAPLC Europe • FOREF Europe • EMISCO