Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
The Collective Voice of The Muslim World
Date: 30/12/2009
The Secretary General of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), Professor Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu has expressed his deep sadness over and strongly condemned the deadly bombing that killed and injured a large number of innocent people in Karachi on Monday 28th December 2009 as well as today`s suicide blasts in the Iraqi city of Ramadi which killed more than 20 people and left the Anbar provincial governor wounded. The Secretary General extended his condolences to the Governments and Peoples of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and Republic of Iraq as well as to the families of the victims, wishing the injured a speedy recovery. Secretary General Ihsanoglu stated that terrorism cannot be justified. With a view to pre-empting and annulling any semblance or false claim by the heinous perpetrators of the recent terrorist attacks that they were committed in the name of Islam, he accentuated that Islam is known to have stigmatized terrorism as a crime against humanity and preaches the sanctity of human life as a fundamental message. In reiterating the OIC`s strong condemnation of violence and terrorism under all their forms and whatever their declared justification might be, the Secretary General, once more, emphasized his profound concern over the rise of the manifestation of violence and terrorism which resulted in the loss of innocent lives in some OIC Member States. Accordingly, the Secretary General has urged solidarity and brotherhood among Muslims from all sects and ethnic backgrounds and requested the community and religious leaders to adopt a more proactive and robust stance in preaching moderate and humane messages of Islam.
