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| 'Extremism has distorted image of Muslims' |
| 2015-02-09 |
| [ARABNEWS] "Extremism has tarnished Islam and the image of Moslems around the world," said a top official at the King Abdul Aziz Center for National Dialogue (KACND), underlining the importance of dialogue in communities. Abdullah Al-Mutlaq, KACND chairman and member of the Council of Senior Ulema, made his observation at the Abha forum on Thursday as part of the nationwide dialogue on extremism and its effects on national unity. He said KACND seeks to get from these meetings various points of view to determine the root cause of extremism and ways of overcoming the challenge. Al-Mutlaq urged the participants to promote the culture of dialogue and spirit of moderation to confront the phenomenon of extremism. The Abha meeting was attended by various representatives of the community, including scholars, academics and media representatives. Fahd Al-Sultan, KANCD deputy secretary general, read out the resolutions. Participants reaffirmed that extremism in Saudi society has manifested itself in religious, sports and social affairs and stressed the need for a comprehensive approach to deal with the risk to the individual and society. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #10 On the flip side, Republican and possible Presidential Candidate Ben Carson has been added to the "Extremist Watch List" by the SPLC (Southern Poverty Law Center). In other words, if you disagree with the left, you are an extremist. |
| Posted by: Ebbomosh Hupemp2664 2015-02-09 19:01 |
| #9 So extremism is all the Muslims cheering and dancing as our people are slaughtered too? We need more hellfires then. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2015-02-09 14:54 |
| #8 I wonder if we are not going wrong about names. A regular Muslim believes in Jihad, inferiority of unbelievers, and "proper place" for women. Maybe we should reserve the term "extremist" for Muslims who does not? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2015-02-09 13:20 |
| #7 'Extremism has distorted image of Muslims' Not really. I was never fooled by their fake cult. It was all made up to justify crimes of a psychopath pedophile murderer. I don't care if 1.6 Billion idiots follow such poor leadership. It's all on them and they may go to hell. Heritics |
| Posted by: newc 2015-02-09 13:15 |
| #6 The non-extremists supporting the extreme ones tacitly or actively have distorted the view of islam. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2015-02-09 10:19 |
| #5 Some in the House of Saud supported, abetted, financed, and unleased terrorism on the world and now they say "Extremism has distorted the image of Muslims?" Give me a friggin break. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2015-02-09 10:01 |
| #4 like lawyers: the 99% bad ones ruin it for the good 1% |
| Posted by: Frank G 2015-02-09 09:30 |
| #3 That does not mean the deer is not there. Of course it does; the deer is in your freezer. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2015-02-09 08:24 |
| #2 I can occasionally have a slightly 'distorted view' from my rifle scope or glasses on a frosty, early morning hunt. That does not mean the deer is not there. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2015-02-09 03:39 |
| #1 Yep, Stalin and Mao distorted the image of 'progressivism' too. Then there's the Kim dynasty or Pol Pot. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2015-02-09 00:14 |