Muslim leaders to the West: Don't take revenge on us
- 9 years ago
In the wake of Islamic State's terror attacks in Paris on November 13, Muslims have been battling more than ever with people's perceptions of them and their faith. Eyes have turned particularly towards Muslim religious leaders in the Middle East, who have been asked to respond. They have come back with a single, clear message: ISIS does not represent Islam.
With military and intelligence battles against the Islamist terror organization ongoing, a terror attack such as the one witnessed in Paris brings with it the potential for hostile perceptions of Muslims and their religion. Last Saturday, one day after the terror attacks in Mali (in which Western tourists, including an Israeli, also died), Muslim leaders in Egypt convened an emergency meeting. Ahmed al-Tayeb is the sheikh at Al-Azhar, Sunni Islam's most important university. Noting at the meeting the destructive potential of the terror attacks, he said that there was no solution to "terror under terror."
With military and intelligence battles against the Islamist terror organization ongoing, a terror attack such as the one witnessed in Paris brings with it the potential for hostile perceptions of Muslims and their religion. Last Saturday, one day after the terror attacks in Mali (in which Western tourists, including an Israeli, also died), Muslim leaders in Egypt convened an emergency meeting. Ahmed al-Tayeb is the sheikh at Al-Azhar, Sunni Islam's most important university. Noting at the meeting the destructive potential of the terror attacks, he said that there was no solution to "terror under terror."