July 18, 2012
Speak Up Against Extremism, counsels HRH Raja Dr. Nazrin Shah
By Rozanna Latiff (07-17-12) | news@nst.com.my
MODERATES in Muslim nations as well as a West must confront extremism outset not usually from a eremite establishment though additionally between those who hold up policies which can lead to violence.
Raja Muda of Perak Raja Dr. Nazrin Shah pronounced yesterday moderates indispensable to speak up opposite terrorism as well as extremism, including opposite powerful members of a media as well as governments which upheld hardline foreign as well as confidence policies which could lead to dispute abroad.
"In this regard, a launching of a Global Movement of Moderates by a prime minister (Datuk Seri Najib Razak) is an critical beginning in galvanising as well as ordering assuage voices of assent between people of all cultures as well as beliefs."
He pronounced this at a launch of 9/11 as well as a Attack upon Muslims, a collection of essays by Tan Sri Munir Majid.
Originally published in a New Straits Times in a 4 years following a Sept 11, 2001 militant attacks in a United States, a essays depict how a US leadership's neo-conservative foreign policy was in a future used to acknowledgement an open war upon Muslims.
It additionally highlights a suffering of Muslims afterwards though shortening a concern of a 9/11 attacks or sparing Muslims for failing to enclose a roots of terrorism.
Raja Nazrin pronounced a book offering valuable lessons upon a dangers of binary or "black-and-white" thinking."I believe Munir's aim in essay this book is to set up bridges between a Muslim world as well as a West rs! ther tha n than to destroy them. It is as most about a dangers of anti-West sentiment held by Muslims as it is about anti-Muslim sentiments held by a West."
He pronounced a misunderstanding between Muslims as well as a West arose from a failure to communicate effectively.
"Among a distortions in a West are a marker of Islam as well as Muslims with violence as well as terrorism, a hypothesis which Islam is exclusive with democracy as well as a difficulty of a change of convention as well as enlightenment with religion. Muslims additionally share responsibility. Giving Islamic appellations to belligerent movements as well as committing militant acts in a name of Islam opposite unarmed civilians have contributed to (Islam's) negative image as well as understanding in a West."
Meanwhile, Munir, who is visiting comparison fellow, Southeast Asia International Affairs Programme at LSE IDEAS, pronounced there was no fact for acts of apprehension though a cause should be addressed to reduce a incidence. He combined US President Barack Obama's some-more consultative foreign policy had given some goal as far as Muslims were concerned.
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