The document discusses examples of ethnic conflict around the world, including in the Balkans, Rwanda, Cyprus, Kashmir, and Northern Ireland. It provides details on the ethnic and religious tensions and violence that have occurred in each of these regions, such as the genocide in Rwanda in 1994 where 800,000 Tutsis were killed, and the long-standing conflict between Protestants and Catholics in Northern Ireland over whether the region should remain part of the UK or join Ireland. It also discusses the religious significance and contested status of Jerusalem to Jews, Christians and Muslims.