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Joint strategy needed against 'defamation of Islam': OIC
Muslim countries should adopt a co-ordinated strategy to deal with the ongoing campaign of defamation of Islam in the West, Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) Secretary General Professor Dr Ekmeledin Ihsanoglu said in meeting with Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Tuesday.Qureshi, who is also the current chairman of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers (ICFM), assured him of Pakistans support to such a strategy. Pakistan strongly condemns the recent acts of incitement and discrimination against Islam in the Western media, including the internet release of controversial film Fitna, Qureshi said. Ihsanoglu had called on Qureshi to congratulate him on becoming Pakistans foreign minister. Qureshi said that the government and the people of Pakistan were highly sensitive towards such instigatory acts in the name of freedom of expression. He thanked Ihsanoglu for his support to the Kashmir cause, particularly during the 11th OIC summit in Dakar last month. The OIC secretary general, who was in Islamabad for the 13th COMSTECH General Assembly meeting, said the new charter of the organisation would open new horizons for it. Posted by: Fred 2008-04-02 |
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