Nipping it in the bud

[erikred]

Islamic Networks Group condemns the terrorist attacks in London.

"(San Francisco Bay Area, 7/07/05) - Joining Muslims around the country and the world, the San Francisco Bay Area based Islamic Networks Group condemns the terrorist attacks in London today. As Muslims, we utterly deplore these heinous and horrific acts that contradict all laws of Islam and civilization. To those who would commit such acts in the name of Islam, we say, that they are distorting and defaming a religion whose very name comes from the word "peace", and which holds the highest regard for human life. As the Qur'an states: "Whoever takes an innocent life, it is as if he has killed all of humanity." The Prophet of Islam condemned the targeting of civilians, and even infrastructure; there is no precedent in Islamic law or history for such a barbaric act.

"Regardless of whom the perpetrators may have been, we hope for their quick apprehension and the swift application of justice.

"We offer our sincere and heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims of those who were killed or injured.

"We also urge the media to exercise restraint, and to act responsibly when reporting on these terrorist attacks. Until the perpetrators are brought to justice, all media reports should be accurate, restrained and sensitive.

"Contact: (408) 393-8202 Mobile, or (408) 296-7312 Office"

Good. Get that message out to everyone, Muslim and non-Muslim alike.

Comments

[therobbergirl.livejournal.com]

This is great. I hope they get very noisy with this statement. Such noise has been painfully absent in the past. It would help a great deal for this statement (and a chorus of others) to appear in commercials, newscasts, blogs, billboards, etc.

[erikred.livejournal.com]

That is so very true. I'm glad they've finally woken up to it.

[therobbergirl.livejournal.com]

The very sweet (naive?) part of me wants to say that they don't get public relations and that it's not enough to refuse to participate and just stay quiet, going about life. But that would make them pretty dumb and that's not charitable either.

I hope this gets a lot of coverage. I don't know how well known the ING is. I've never heard of it before, but that doesn't mean much.

[mkb-cbr.livejournal.com]

That's a smart move on their part.

It's nice to be showing people there is a difference between fundamentalist Muslims and the rest of them. Once people grok that, perhaps we can teach them that the radical nutjobs running the US government aren't honoring Christian values even though they talk about God.