Wed, Apr 20, 2022 – 3:41 PM
The Muslim Council of Elders announces an initiative to deal with hate crimes once morest Muslims in Western countries.
ABU DHABI, 20th April / WAM / The Council of Muslim Elders, headed by His Eminence the Grand Imam Prof. Dr. Ahmed Al-Tayeb, Sheikh of Al-Azhar and Chairman of the Muslim Council of Elders, expressed its strong condemnation and denunciation of the burning of copies of the “Holy Qur’an” by a group of extremist right-wing elements in the city of Malmö. Sweden, in a miserable attempt to deliberately abuse Muslims around the world.
In its statement, the council stressed that these terrorist practices, carried out by the extreme right from time to time, fuel feelings of hatred and provoke the feelings of Muslims around the world, especially as they come during the blessed month of Ramadan, in addition to their disastrous effects on the wise international efforts made by religious and political leaders. In order to achieve human brotherhood, coexistence and world peace.
Counselor Muhammad Abd al-Salam, Secretary-General of the Muslim Council of Elders, stated that the Council is in the process of preparing a guiding guide for dealing with hate crimes once morest Muslims in Western countries in accordance with the legal rules regulating in each country, with the help of a group of jurists and human rights experts around the world, inspired by the principles of the Human Fraternity Document .
He pointed out that this initiative aims to provide a wise alternative for Muslim communities and citizens in the West to deal with the provocations of the extreme right that inflame feelings of violence and hatred and raise the feelings of Muslims around the world, stressing that this initiative will provide a civilized means to help Muslims in the West deal optimally with the current crisis. And other similar crises in the future.
Um/Mansour Amer/Mustafa Badr Al-Din