Finally, maybe, some good news

http://www.danielpipes.org/ ^ | 11/04/2004 | Daniel Pipes

[kralcmot]

the Saudi newspaper Arab News, over 2,500 Muslim intellectuals from 23 countries sent a petition to United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan, and the chairman and members of the Security Council. The organizers hope to have tens of thousands of signatories shortly. Most of the signatories are from Saudi Arabia, the Persian Gulf states, Iraq, Jordan and the Palestinian Authority. they call for an international treaty banning the use of religion for incitement to violence... "There are individuals in the Muslim world who pose as clerics and issue death sentences against those they disagree with. These individuals give Islam a bad name and foster hatred among civilizations." The signatories describe those who use religion for inciting violence as "the sheikhs of death". Among those mentioned by name is Yusuf Al-Qaradawi, an Egyptian preacher working in Qatar. The signatories accuse him of "providing a religious cover for terrorism." Last year Qaradawi raised a storm when he issued a fatwa allowing the killing of Israeli pregnant women and their unborn babies on the ground that the babies could grow up to join the Israeli Army. Last September, Qaradawi in a fatwa in response to a question from the Egyptian Union of Journalists said killing "all Americans, civilian or military" in Iraq was allowed.

Nov. 1, 2004 update: this petition calls for the extremist sheikhs to be hauled before an international court and tried on charges of encouraging terrorism. Not mincing words, the petition declares: "Fatwas issued by these sheikhs play a key role in releasing the sadism of terrorists and their desire for death beyond any moral bounds and feelings of guilt." Comment: Are the moderate, anti-Islamist voices in the Muslim world beginning to organize? If so, I cannot think of more cheering news. Permalink

[kralcmot]

its a start, maybe

[lord of the righties]

Yeah, funny that they have to come out against violence, I always thought that was implied.

[SunkenCiv]

"There are individuals in the Muslim world who pose as clerics and issue death sentences against those they disagree with. These individuals give Islam a bad name and foster hatred among civilizations." The signatories describe those who use religion for inciting violence as "the sheikhs of death"...Nov. 1, 2004 update: this petition calls for the extremist sheikhs to be hauled before an international court and tried on charges of encouraging terrorism. Not mincing words, the petition declares: "Fatwas issued by these sheikhs play a key role in releasing the sadism of terrorists and their desire for death beyond any moral bounds and feelings of guilt." Comment: Are the moderate, anti-Islamist voices in the Muslim world beginning to organize? If so, I cannot think of more cheering news.

I have great admiration for Pipes, but until the Saudi Arabian plutocrats are arrested, tried, and executed for financing and fomenting terrorism all over the world, this appears to be just more PR from the mullahcracies.

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[Oblongata]

It's a good development. Naive, but good.

[CWOJackson]

Interesting. Now along with an election that tells the world we mean business...