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| Africa Horn |
| Islamic group urges support for peace agreement |
| 2008-08-03 |
| Sheikh Abdiqadir Muhammad Somow, the spokesman of the supreme council of Ahlu Sunna Wal Jama'a, has revealed the group's stand regarding the prevailing situation in the country and the peace agreement signed between the interim government and the Alliance for the Re-Liberation of Somalia (ARS). "We call on the Somali people to support the peace agreement reached in Djibouti," said Ahlu Sunna Wal Jama'a spokesman Sheikh Abdiqadir Muhammad Somow, who was attending a seminar for the group. He called for a cease-fire, and proposed that Somali intellectuals be included in talks. He urged the interim government and the ARS to support peace and to make good on the pact they have signed. "The role of the Somali religious leaders is to call for an end to the unremitting violence against the Somali people and to urge reconciliation to recover the lost Somali nationhood," he said, adding that his group was making efforts to help Somalia achieve lasting peace. |
| Posted by:Fred |