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2012-10-07 India-Pakistan
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[Friday Times] Some Moslem leaders in Europe say violent protests in Pakistain are not in line with the teachings of Islam
| Others, of course, are preaching car-b-que and jihad... |
You are "a flight risk and a danger to the community", a US federal magistrate told Nakoula Basseley - the man behind the controversial video Innocence of Moslems - before sending him to jail. There were violent protests against the video across the Moslem world that left dozens dead, including US ambassador to Libya Chris Stevens, who was killed by a mob in Benghazi.
The video was condemned by world leaders including US President Barack Obama
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, who called it "crude" and "disgusting" during his address to the 67th Annual Meeting of the UN General Assembly. He said it was an insult not just to the Moslem world, but also to the United States of America. But he also criticised those who justify violence in the name of Islam, urging world leaders to unite against forces of Evil across the globe.
Europe, where Moslems have often been the point of debate on issues ranging from immigration to integration and security, the protests in London, Madrid, Athens and Switzerland
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were relatively peaceful. But far right European groups, whether Moslems or non-Moslems, are rarely seen to avoid exploiting such opportunities to create problems amongst communities and religions.
Despite facing challenging problems like closed ethnic neighbourhoods, certain elements calling for a Sharia Law to be imposed in Europe, and tensions on Moslem women wearing veils, peaceful protests by European Moslems were hailed by community leaders.
Moslem scholars and leaders in Britannia were shocked and surprised over the violent protests against the video that hijacked Pakistain for half a day and left dozens of families devastated.
Newly appointed cabinet member of the British House of Lords, Lord Tariq Ahmad, stated the violent reactions cannot be justified by Islamic teachings, and that Prophet Muhammad ((PTUI!)) was the symbol of patience and forgiveness.
"Violent reactions only empower those who always intend to create chaos across the world through their hate speeches," he said.
A majority of the violent protesters in Pakistain were reportedly young people who can easily be influenced by extreme right wing groups and hate preachers, many of whom are often unaware of the motive behind the riots.
| "Violence against your own people only reflects the bitter truth that something is definitely going wrong in your society" |
Lord Tariq Ahmad urged upon the Pak youth to get involved in debates and logical arguments with those who try to disrespect their religious beliefs, adding, "Violence against your own people only reflects the bitter truth that something is definitely going wrong in your society."
"I would urge the religious scholars in Pakistain to think twice before they deliver speeches on sensitive issues like this," said Mufti Aslam, chief of Jamaat Ulema Bartanya. "In today's geo-political situation, greater responsibility lies on the shoulders of the Imams of our mosques." He said Prophet Muhammad ((PTUI!)) preached humanity, forgiveness and patience all his life and it was wrong of those who claim to be his followers to harm others, referring to the violent protests in Pakistain.
Mufti Muhammad Aslam says it had become very easy to provoke the Moslem community across the world. "It is beyond my imagination how someone could claim practicing Prophet Muhammad ((PTUI!))'s principles and his teachings by killing innocent people and looting their properties," he said. "We should reflect to the world that we believe in peace, non-violence and tolerance for other religions."
In the Mideast, leader of Leb's powerful Hezbollah movement Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah's calls for demonstrations to express the outrage at the film triggered unrest from Tunisia to Indonesia. Protests across Mideast involved attacks on Western embassies. Western experts and leaders referred to the violent reaction as a battle between democratic and reactionary forces. Former British prime minister and now UN Peace Envoy for the Mideast Tony Blair condemned both the inflammatory video and the violent reaction to it. "We should not lose sight of what the real issue is," he told BBC Radio-4. "How do people actually think it is justified to react in a way that ends up in innocent people being killed?"
In a concept paper on blasphemy laws, Osama Hassan of the Quilliam Foundation says the Islamic "tradition of openness and generosity desperately needs to be revived in Moslem majority countries and societies today, especially given the appalling amount of violence generated by religious intolerance". 
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