Terror in Islam’s name fuels Islamophobia: Turkish President Gül
Turkish President Abdullah Gül (C) adresses Muslim countries’ represenatatives during yesterday’s COMCEC meeting held in Istanbul. AA photo
Turkish President Abdullah Gül has blamed terrorism in the name of Islam for soiling the faith’s image in the world and resulting in the growth of Islamophobia, while calling on Muslim countries to intensify their efforts to fight against prejudices against the religion.
“The deliberate negative propaganda activities and the violence and terrorist activities, which some evil people and circles exploiting our sacred Islamic values for their henious aims, have a big role in the perpetuation of this problem,” Gül said during his inaugural address yesterday at the Economic and Commercial Cooperation of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation’s (COMCEC) 29th session in Istanbul.
Islamophobia still remains a critical problem that instigates “groundless biases against Islam and Muslims,” Gül said, adding that all Islamic countries should etch the idea that “there is no room for terrorism in Islam” in everybody’s minds.“We must struggle against every movement that urges those who put Islam, a religion of love, tolerance and reconciliation, side by side with terrorism,” he said during the meeting.
The lack of education, spiritual emptiness, poverty and income inequality are what feed violent, militant movements, and governments should act to rectify these issues with determination, the president said.
Addressing representatives from Muslim nations during the main multilateral economic and commercial cooperation platform of the Islamic world, Gül referred to a study that concluded 21 of 57 member countries were ranked among the least developed countries.
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Islam might be the religion of ‘love, tolerance and reconciliation,’ but terrorism in the name of the faith gives ammunition to Islamophobes, President Abdullah Gül says, calling on the Muslim world to rectify the situation
“The deliberate negative propaganda activities and the violence and terrorist activities, which some evil people and circles exploiting our sacred Islamic values for their henious aims, have a big role in the perpetuation of this problem,” Gül said during his inaugural address yesterday at the Economic and Commercial Cooperation of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation’s (COMCEC) 29th session in Istanbul.
Islamophobia still remains a critical problem that instigates “groundless biases against Islam and Muslims,” Gül said, adding that all Islamic countries should etch the idea that “there is no room for terrorism in Islam” in everybody’s minds.“We must struggle against every movement that urges those who put Islam, a religion of love, tolerance and reconciliation, side by side with terrorism,” he said during the meeting.
The lack of education, spiritual emptiness, poverty and income inequality are what feed violent, militant movements, and governments should act to rectify these issues with determination, the president said.
Addressing representatives from Muslim nations during the main multilateral economic and commercial cooperation platform of the Islamic world, Gül referred to a study that concluded 21 of 57 member countries were ranked among the least developed countries.
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