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Muslim Council Of Elders Condemns Practices Of Blasphemy And Insulting Prophet Of Islam; Renews Denunciation Of Murdering French Teacher
Fahad Shabbir (@FahadShabbir) Published October 26, 2020 | 11:15 PM
ABU DHABI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM - 26th Oct, 2020) The Muslim Council of Elders has decried the "systematic" approach abusing Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) and libeling religious sanctities and beliefs under the pretext of the freedom of speech and decided to establish an international law commission to file a lawsuit against French weekly newspaper "Charlie Hebdo" for defaming Allah's Messenger.
This came as the Council convened virtually today under the chairmanship of Dr Ahmed Al Tayyeb, Grand Imam of Al Azhar, where all the members reiterated their strong condemnation of the killing of the French teacher as well as the stabbing and attempted murder of two Muslim women near Eiffel Tower, branding all these incidents as heinous terrorist attempts whoever their perpetrators are.
The Council expressed categorical rejection of insulting Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) and Islamic sanctities under the pretext of the freedom of expression, stressing that this freedom should rather pursue social responsibility in a way that protects the rights of others and does not permit dragging religions for political ends.
The council reiterated its call for Muslims living in the West to adhere to the values of peaceful co-existence with all other segments of society and integrate into their communities in a way that ensures their positive contributions to development-oriented efforts, while preserving their religious and cultural peculiarities and fundamentals as well as not to be provoked by hate speech which distorts and demonizes the Islamic faith and drives Islamophobia.
"Confronting these defamation campaigns should be through legal methods out of our belief in the importance of resisting hate speech and other attempts aimed to sow the seeds of sedition in a peaceful, rational and legal manners," said the council, stressing that it's high time to take action on the ground as good intentions and rhetoric won't suffice anymore.
The council called on all Muslims to confront the hate rhetoric against islam by enacting international legislation that criminalize all attempts against religions and religious icons, urging the wise literati of the West to face up to this anti-Islamic campaign and work for establishing a friendly environment for peaceful co-existence and human fraternity.
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