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| Ummah must unite to offset propaganda against Islam |
| 2007-04-12 |
| Saudi Ambassador to Pakistan, Ali Awad Al-Asseri, has emphasised the need for unity among the Muslim Ummah to effectively respond to the propaganda against Islam and the Muslims. Addressing the opening ceremony of the 19th International Muslim Cultural Exhibition at the International Islamic University (IIU) here on Wednesday, Al-Asseri said the 9/11 terror attacks in the US had badly damaged the image of Muslims as a peaceful community. “Those with vested interests started dubbing Islam as a faith promoting religious intolerance and extremism after the 9/11 attacks, thus forcing many hardships on Muslims the world over,” he added. He said it was the combined responsibility of Muslims to represent Islam as a religion that promotes peace and tolerance and denounces destruction and bloodshed. He appreciated the IIU for organising the cultural exhibition as it showed the world that Muslims were not opposed to the promotion of cultures, adding that the exhibition would help IIU students understand the cultures of various Islamic countries. Speaking on the occasion, IIU President Dr Anwar Hussain Siddiqui said the university’s Islamic character would be maintained and that Arabic would continue to be taught as a compulsory language at the institution. He said the establishment of a medical faculty and a hospital at the university were in the pipeline, and that a new mosque was being constructed at the university’s men campus and had been named the Shah Abdullah Mosque in homage to the Saudi king for his valuable services to the Ummah. Dr Siddiqui said that 10,000 students were currently enrolled at the university and that the number would swell to around 30,000 in the next 10 years. IIU Vice President Dr Hassan Khalifa, Dr Hussain Piracha and Dr Nasim Shah Shirazi also spoke to the audience, which included ambassadors and diplomats, university teachers and numerous students. University students from 27 Islamic countries had setup stalls to present various aspects of their cultures and traditions. Jordan, Somalia, Nigeria, Nepal, Yemen, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, China, Thailand, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Azerbaijan and Tajikistan were some of the countries represented on the stalls. On the second day of the exhibition, a cultural night will be held where students will perform dramas and other art forms. A prize distribution ceremony will also be held on the same day. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #5 Al-Asseri said the 9/11 terror attacks in the US had badly damaged the image of Muslims as a peaceful community. Yeah, that worked for me. The Palis dancing in the street to celebrate were just gravy... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2007-04-12 12:05 |
| #4 "...the opening ceremony of the 19th International Muslim Cultural Exhibition..." And this year's theme is "Wetwear". Imagine the display materials the union workers get to tote around for THAT exhibition. "...Muslims were not opposed to the promotion of cultures, adding that the exhibition would help IIU students understand the cultures of various Islamic countries." Culture as long as it's Islamic. Britain, hear your phone rigning? "...the audience...which included ambassadors and diplomats, university teachers and numerous students..." The usual crowd. "On the second day of the exhibition, a cultural night will be held where students will perform dramas and other art forms. A prize distribution ceremony will also be held on the same day." The "purest" of performance art. No doubt the prizes distributed will include the odd pint of skin acid, gold-studded suicide belts, and truck flaps featuring the 72 white raisins. |
| Posted by: Jules 2007-04-12 08:20 |
| #3 The Saudis have been very busy lately, pushing this line in all sorts of places. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2007-04-12 07:19 |
| #2 You know, if the hajjis just lay off the whole "death to the infidel" schtick for a generation or two, we will go back to sleep. During the subsequent quiet time, they could gin up all the nukes and whatnot they need to cow us. Fortuantely for us, our own willful stupidity is equaled or exceeded by the sheer mindless stupid ferocity of the Islamonutz. They cannot put off immidate gratification for a potentialy greater reward. |
| Posted by: Helmuth, Speaking for N guard 2007-04-12 01:20 |
| #1 "Saudi Ambassador to Pakistan, Ali Awad Al-Asseri, has emphasised the need for unity among the Muslim Ummah to effectively respond to the propaganda against Islam and Muslims." Of course Muslims define anti-Islamic propaganda as any facts which expose Islam as the menacing cult that it is, like this link: http://www.thereligionofpeace.com/index.html#Attacks |
| Posted by: Grumenk Philalzabod0723 2007-04-12 00:52 |