EXETER TERRORIST ATTACK, CALM AND UNITY REQUIRED
Published: 23/05/2008 13.30
The Ramadhan Foundation today offers its total condemnation at the
attempted terrorist attack in Exeter City Centre. We pay tribute to
the Police and Security Services in their hard work to protect the
country. We urge any citizen of the United Kingdom that has any
information to bring this to the attention of the Police. Islam
totally condemns terrorism in any form and we stand ready to offer
any assistance.
We urge calm and unity in this country and not allow the terrorists
to succeed in their aim to divide the citizens of this country and
establish hatred amongst different communities.
We are however disappointed that the description of this suspect of
a convert to Islam suggests that those who convert to Islam are
somewhat mental and brainwashed into converting, this is a grotesque
description and one that is not true. Thousands of people convert
to Islam every year in this country because we are a faith of
compassion, peace and tolerance – any attempt to belittle converts
intelligent decisions to convert will not be tolerated and is a
trick to once again demonise Islam.
Mr Muhammad Umar, Chairman of the Foundation comments:
“On behalf of the Ramadhan Foundation I offer my total condemnation
of the terrorist attack in Exeter City Centre, we are all grateful
of the Police and security services for their hard work.
The attempts to belittle and ridicule converts that come into Islam
are unacceptable and will harden divisions amongst communities.
Converts come to Islam because they see compassion and peace; we
hope extremists rediscover the true meaning of Islam.
We urge unity in this country and urge anyone with information on
terrorism to contact the Police.”
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