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| Saudi mufti condemns attempts to smear Muslims | |
| 2010-02-20 | |
| Saudi Arabia's Grand Mufti condemns terror attacks and the killing of civilians as un-Islamic, ruling out any relationship between such acts and the Muslim religion. "Terrorism is criminal and spills the blood of innocents," Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah al-Sheikh said in a statement on Friday. "It attacks security, spreads terror among the people and creates problems for society ... Such acts are forbidden by Islamic law," added the kingdom's top religious authority. The senior cleric then called for a struggle against those who associate terrorism to Islam and Muslims, saying the attempts are aimed at "distorting the religion and to assail its leadership role in the world." The statement comes ahead of a conference on international cooperation in fighting terrorism and its financing, scheduled to open on Saturday in the Saudi capital, Riyadh. Western media have been trying to associate terror groups such as al-Qaeda, the Taliban and their offshoots to the Muslim faith, introducing the militants as "extremists" who are seeking to enforce Sharia Law across the globe.
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| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 The senior cleric then called for a struggle against those who associate terrorism to Islam and Muslims, saying the attempts are aimed at "distorting the religion and to assail its leadership role in the world." Still calling for a Jihad against us Infidels which ever way you look at it. |
| Posted by: Dave UK 2010-02-20 05:13 |
| #1 The high number of terrorists who are named Mohammed is purely a statistical anomaly. |
| Posted by: Karl the Fat 2010-02-20 00:19 |