Saudi Arabiaâs Crown Prince Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz on Friday denounced extremists as deviants of the Islamic faith and called for stronger institutions to counter creeping militancy.
Better take that seriously, Prince. They're out to get you... | He said in a speech on the final day of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) summit that the crisis facing the worldâs Muslim community was partly intellectual in nature.
Other than the explosives, you mean? | This emanates from increasing âover zealousness, leading to extremism, which turns them to terrorism.â
Stressing that Islam is a religion of kindness, mercy and tolerance, Prince Abdullah said a âminorityâ of deviant terrorists should not be allowed to tarnish the image of Islam. âThe bullets that kill women and children, terrorise those secured in their safety and destroy innocent communities do not come from rifles but from deviant thoughts and misguided interpretations of our great religion and its noble message.â He urged the 57-member OIC to strengthen institutions to help counter rising extremism among Muslim youth. |