Peaceful Muslims should conduct public condemnation of terrorism

Submitted by Infidelious (United States), Dec 8, 2006 at 03:09

It is disturbingly easy to find photos and video of massive public demonstrations by armed Muslims in Islamic states chanting, "Death to America."

If those sentiments are inconsistent with the Muslim consensus, it might serve everyone's interests, especially those of Muslims, to counter such exhibitions with organized, well-attended public rallies denouncing terrroism and rejecting the facist killers who subvert the Islamic faith. in July of 2005 and backed by the Council of American-Islamic Relations (CAIR)? Surely such public events would attract substantial media coverge that would be profoundly beneficial to the cause of Islam.

When will we see massive public demonstrations in support of the fatwa against terror, announced

One course of action for individuals who are concerned about designs of conquest on the part of militant Islam is to write to local mosques and ask for their public condemnation of terrorist activities. The more letters local Islamic leaders receive, the more likely they are to contribute to efforts to stop militant Islamic terrorism.

More at: Militant Islam 101

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