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| 250 mosques, 170 Muslim groups sign edict against terrorism |
| 2005-09-27 |
| North American Muslims have issued a religious edict against extremism and terrorism to prevent disgruntled Muslims who might be tempted to use their religion to justify violence, says a pamphlet distributed at mosques and other religious places across North America. The fatwa has been signed by representatives of more than 250 mosques and Islamic centres and endorsed by over 170 Muslim groups, leaders and institutions. The American fatwa followed a fatwa issued in March by the Islamic Commission of Spain, which declared Osama bin Laden an apostate and urged other Muslims to denounce the Al Qaeda leader. In both the fatwas, Muslim clerics denounced terrorism in religious vocabulary, quoting from the Holy Quran and the Hadith to make their point. âAs Muslims, we must face up to our responsibility to clarify and advocate a faith-based, righteous and moral position with regard to this problem, especially when terrorist acts are perpetrated in the name of Islam,â said the pamphlet distributed by the Islamic Society of North America, the largest Muslim umbrella group in this region. Speaking at ISNAâs annual convention earlier this month, US public diplomacy chief Karen Hughes praised denunciation of violence by Muslim groups as âmuch welcomedâ. âThose are the words the entire world needs to hear,â she said. Ms Hughes was also urged by 30 Muslim leaders to give American Muslims more influence over US foreign policy. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |
| #19 Ms Hughes was also urged by 30 Muslim leaders to give American Muslims more influence over US foreign policy. What - 40-odd years of relative silence on their part regarding terror isn't enough influence? |
| Posted by: Pappy 2005-09-27 19:18 |
| #18 *Smile*, James. Or products in regular grocery store that have both halal and kosher certifications on the same label. It wouldn't be hard to do technically; there is a lot of overlap... except for the certifying authorities, of course. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2005-09-27 17:22 |
| #17 I'll know we've got some moderate muslims around when you find a halal butcher with a kosher section. Yes, I know there are differences |
| Posted by: James 2005-09-27 12:11 |
| #16 Well, they have the talk, in English. Now they have to walk the talk. Will that take another four years? We do not have the time to wait for results of that experiment. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2005-09-27 11:44 |
| #15 I will believe it when they start turning in priests that preach hate. |
| Posted by: mmurray821 2005-09-27 11:00 |
| #14 You say we don't believe in peace!?!?! How DARE you!!!! We will KILL you for that, infidel! |
| Posted by: PlanetDan 2005-09-27 10:47 |
| #13 The bad boys will use it for cover, but lots of ordinary mom and pop Muslims will believe it is true. Right. Sure they will. That's why their charitable donations will still be going to "widows and orphans" in "Palestine". |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2005-09-27 10:19 |
| #12 in the world of public relations, this is actually a good start. The bad boys will use it for cover, but lots of ordinary mom and pop Muslims will believe it is true. That's a good thing. |
| Posted by: 2b 2005-09-27 09:51 |
| #11 Four years after 9/11, they denounce terrorism. How sincere is that? It's beginning to sink in that that the West are not the pussies they thought we were. S**t they they might start to kick "us lucky ones", who are infesting the West, out of Paradise. Better start getting with the agenda. |
| Posted by: tipper 2005-09-27 09:45 |
| #10 we must face up to our responsibility to clarify and advocate a faith-based, righteous and moral position with regard to this problem Of course they left out the part about the Profit Mo saying that Jihad (terrorism) is faith-based, righteous, and moral..... |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2005-09-27 08:47 |
| #9 Four years after 9/11, they denounce terrorism. How sincere is that? |
| Posted by: plainslow 2005-09-27 08:16 |
| #8 Nah! This is the rise of the Mythical Moderate Muslim! You asked for it; you got it! |
| Posted by: Bobby 2005-09-27 07:54 |
| #7 We denounce all forms of terrorism, but ... |
| Posted by: DMFD 2005-09-27 07:29 |
| #6 Do the pamphlets in Arabic still call for jihad? Don't forget the sermons. |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2005-09-27 07:25 |
| #5 Don't use your religion as a justification for violence. Use is as a justification for moving--back to the Islamist hellholes you oozed from. You're neither needed nor wanted in the West and you can take your taquyya edict and use it for toilet paper since that's about all it's good for. |
| Posted by: mac 2005-09-27 07:08 |
| #4 Do the pamphlets in Arabic still call for jihad? |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2005-09-27 06:58 |
| #3 Hey look: we signed a petition! What more do you infidels want from us? |
| Posted by: Mark Z. 2005-09-27 06:44 |
| #2 Taqya |
| Posted by: gromgoru 2005-09-27 06:19 |
| #1 Yawn |
| Posted by: Spolung Grath8928 2005-09-27 01:15 |