 The Muslim World League (MWL) has lodged a protest with the United Nations against the alleged desecration of the Holy Quran at the detention centre in Guantanamo Bay. League General Secretary Dr Abdullah Ibn Abdul Mohsin Al-Turki said this while addressing a press conference at the Press Information Department's media centre on Saturday.
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Former Sudanese president Air Marshall (r) Abdul Rehman was also present at the press conference. Mr Turki said that the league had also demanded that the US president help legislate that all holy books, including Holy Quran, should be honoured.
| Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. |
He said that the main objective of the league was to protect the rights of the Muslims particularly those who were a minority and were being oppressed by the non-Muslims. He said that the Kashmir and Palestine issues had always been on the agenda of league since the inception of the organisation. He added that the body was touring the Islamic world to work towards harmony on issues between Muslim majority nations. Mr Turki said the Muslim world should adopt moderate ways and renounce repressive politics. He said that responsible people from seminaries should introduce scientific education there so that the students could also benefit from modern education and become economically prosperous. The general secretary said that during his stay in Pakistan he met President Pervez Musharraf, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz and leaders of religious and political parties.
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He said that his organisation was trying to obscure present the true face of Islam to the world. Praising the efforts by President Musharraf to follow the enlightened moderation, he said that Gen Musharraf was doing his best for the welfare of the Muslims. He added that the organisation had convened a meeting of religious scholars in August and its recommendations would be presented to the upcoming summit of Organisation of Islamic Countries. Religious Affairs Minister Ijazul Haq was also present during the press conference. |