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Islam
great, but distorted by few extremists: Obama
Sunday November 07, 2010 01:49:46 PM,
IANS
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Mumbai:
Islam is a great religion but there is a need to isolate those who
have distorted its vision, US President Barack Obama told a
gathering of college students here Sunday.
"Well, the phrase jehad has a lot of meanings within Islam. It is
subject to lot of different interpretations. But I will say that
first Islam is one of the world's great religions and over a
billion people practice Islam," Obama said at the packed forecourt
of St. Xavier's College here.
"The overwhelming majority want peace, justice, fairness and
tolerance. All of us recognise that this great religion, in the
hands of a few extremists, has been distorted. One of the
challenges we face is how to isolate those who have distorted its
vision," Obama said when a student asked for his views on jehad.
"The religion teaches peace, justice, fairness and tolerance. All
of us recognise that this great religion cannot justify violence,"
he added.
"We affirm that Hindu or Muslim or Christian or Jew or any other
religion...we all need to treat each other with respect and
dignity that Gandhi referred to. It's a major challenge not only
in India but also around the world," said Obama, who looked at
ease while interacting with the students gathered from six Mumbai
colleges.
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