Muslims condemn Mumbai attacks, worry about image

[azurnoir]

RAMALLAH, West Bank – Muslims from the Middle East to Britain and Austria condemned Sunday the Mumbai shooting rampage by suspected Islamic militants as senseless terrorism, but also found themselves on the defensive once again about bloodshed linked to their religion.

Intellectuals and community leaders called for greater efforts to combat religious fanaticism.

"The occupation of the synagogue and killing people in hotels tarnishes the Muslim faith," said Kazim al-Muqdadi, a political science lecturer at Baghdad University. "Anyone who slaughters people and screams `Allahu Akbar' (God is Great) is sick and ignorant."


"This demonstrates exactly the double game and, I would say, the hypocrisy of the Saudi regime," said Fighel of the Israel-based International Institute for Counter-Terrorism.

"I think that Muslims should raise their voice against such actions. They should forge a coalition to fight such phenomena, because it harms them and damages their image," said Ali Abdel Muhsen, 22, a Muslim engineering student in the West Bank city of Nablus

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[silverojo]

1. If they're telling the truth....

Intellectuals and community leaders called for greater efforts to combat religious fanaticism.

It's about freakin' TIME! I'm sick of the Muslims just sitting on their butts and doing nothing, while fanatics are killing people left and right.

And don't get me started on the fundie Christians....

[PurityOfEssence]

2. They should, on both counts.

Most unbecoming.

[wake.up.america]

3. What about the Christians who invaded Iraq? What's that all about?