New York, November 20, 2007
First Published: 16:56 IST(20/11/2007)
Last Updated: 16:59 IST(20/11/2007)
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Posted on 11/20/2007 12:51:24 PM PST by Traianus
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The international community should counter the spread of Islamophobia partly due to "misinformation and misperceptions", participants at a UN counter-terrorism conference said.
Speaking at the 3-day conference, experts said there is a need for the international community to counter the spread of Islamophobia, which they noted has been growing in recent years partly because of misinformation and misperceptions about the religion.
The emergence of "misguided groups" that have deviated from the straight path to fanaticism, violence and extremism, attributing their acts to Islam, in no way justifies associating this phenomenon with the Islamic faith, they said during the conference titled "Terrorism: Dimensions, Threats and Countermeasures" in Tunis.
"It profits from weak State capacity to maintain law and order," said co-chair and Tunisian Culture and Preservation of Heritage Minister Mohamed El Aziz Ben Achour, during the concluding session on November 17.
"These vulnerable areas are exploited by terrorists to mobilize recruits and justify violence. None of the religions are a cause of political radicalism and extremism. Religious doctrine may be 'tools of mobilization,' rather than a direct cause," he said at the conference which was jointly organized by the UN's Department of Political Affairs and the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC).
Participants agreed that terrorism flourishes in environments where there is discontent, exclusion, humiliation, poverty, political oppression and human rights abuses, as well as in countries engaged in regional conflicts.
Um, the Islamofacists clearly STATE that they are doing acts of terror in the name of Islam.
Whatever position the UN takes, take the opposite one. Then you’ll be correct.
I blame the Buddhists!
UN is giving them time to reload again.
I blame small, furry rabbits in Northwest Canada.
Turn the Hindu Hit Squad on the islamics. After they’re finished, then the conference can safely say that.
Everyone from islam may not be a terrorist but, every terrorist is from islam.
Most of the UN, of the 190 countries there are muslim and have histories from islam.
Evil, grows from evil.
Participants agreed that terrorism flourishes in environments where there is discontent, exclusion, humiliation, poverty, political oppression and human rights abuses...
I.e., Saudi Arabia, Iran, Syria, the Palestinian territories ... the list of islamic malefactor states (and non-states) is long.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
Close the U N!!!!
I guess we should blame christianity
“Islam should not be blamed for terrorism,” UN conference”
Translation: we are so scared we’re peeing in our pants, and real manhood has become so scarce, especially in the circles we run in, that we wouldn’t know it if we saw it.
blame them for not submitting to islam , I guess.
Another attempt at deflection by the operatives for the ROP...if only those radical Amish had this type of cover to operate from then they could rule the world.
I guess so.
Maybe it’s just a coincidence that the militant terrorists we’ve encountered are ALL muslim...
Yes, and we all know the huge threats posed by “Islamophobia”.
They’re so much greater than those from Islam.
I bet it was the Diaz Brothers.
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