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Extremists using 'war on terror' as cover to fight Islam and
Muslims: WAMY
Tuesday, October 12, 2010 08:28:41 AM,
ummid.com Staff Reporter
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Malegaon:
Muslim leaders who attended a recent international conference in
the Indonesian capital Jakarta have expressed their anguish over
the wrong direction of the ongoing war on terror, which they say
in reality is against Islam and Muslims, reports Arab News.
According to the leading Saudi daily, nearly 700 prominent Islamic
scholars and heads of Muslim organizations from around the globe
assembled in Jakarta to attend the 11th conference of the
Riyadh-based World Assembly of Muslim Youth (WAMY).
“The leaders were worried about the wrong direction of the war on
terrorism,” said Dr. Muhammad Badahdah, assistant
secretary-general of WAMY, who attended the three-day conference,
which opened in Jakarta on Oct. 2.
“Although Western countries are saying the war is not against
Islam, in practice it's targeting Islam and Muslims, and some
extremists in Europe and America want to make use of this umbrella
to fight Islam and Muslims,” said Badahdah.
He said the so-called war on terror, which has already destroyed
Iraq and Afghanistan, would worsen relations between Islam and the
West, and warned that the growing polarization of Muslims,
Christians and Jews would have dangerous consequences if quick
steps are not taken to improve relations.
“Muslim leaders at the conference asked how long this war will
continue, spending trillions of dollars of tax payers' money to
kill innocent people. What are they going to gain from this war?
They hoped America would stop the war in Afghanistan and try to
establish good relationship with its people,” Badahdah said.
“Muslims constitute about one-third of the world’s population and
they are a big market. Nobody can ignore Muslims. Islam is the
fastest spreading religion in the world. It’s in America’s
interest to establish better relations with Muslims,” he said.
Badahdah said history would never forgive the leaders and
countries that have killed thousands in the name of fighting
terror.
“Actually, they are the terrorists
as they kill innocent people using advanced weaponry. It's
flagrant state terrorism. We don't need any certification for
that. It’s strange that those who bomb innocent people to death
are described as proponents of peace and human rights while those
who defend their rights are condemned as terrorists. This is a
ridiculous judgment,” he said.
He emphasized the need to make use
of the youth's capabilities for social development. “We want to
keep them busy so that they do not find time to engage in any
destructive activities.”
Delegates from 70 countries including the Americas, Europe,
Australia, Africa and Asia attended the event, which decided to
conduct workshops on applicable examples of social responsibility
in different places.
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