Muslim leaders who attended a recent international conference in the Indonesian capital Jakarta have expressed their anguish over the wrong direction of the ongoing war on terror, which they say is in reality against Islam and Muslims. Nearly 700 prominent Islamic scholars and heads of Muslim organisations from around the globe assembled in Jakarta to attend the 11th conference of the Riyadh-based World Assembly of Muslim Youth (WAMY). “The leaders were worried about the wrong direction of the war on terrorism,” said Dr. Muhammad Badahdah, assistant secretary-general of WAMY, who attended the three-day conference, which opened in Jakarta on October 2. “Although Western countries are saying the war is not against Islam, in practice it’s targeting Islam and Muslims, and some extremists in Europe and America want to make use of this umbrella to fight Islam and Muslims,” said Badahdah. He said the so-called war on terror, which has already destroyed Iraq and Afghanistan, would worsen relations between Islam and the West, and warned that the growing polarisation of Muslims, Christians and Jews would have dangerous consequences if quick steps are not taken to improve relations.
WRONG DIRECTION OF ANTI-TERROR WAR WORRYING
Muslim leaders who attended a recent international conference in the Indonesian capital Jakarta have expressed their anguish over the wrong direction of the ongoing war on terror, which they say is in reality against Islam and Muslims. Nearly 700
