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CLERICS DISCUSS "TERRORISM" IN NORTH CAUCASUS, KARABAKH
Turan news agency
Dec 22 2011
Azerbaijan
Baku, 22 December: The 2011 annual meeting to hear reports of the
supreme religious councils of the Caucasus peoples was held at
the Supreme Board of Muslims of the Caucasus (BMC) on Wednesday
[21 December].
Opening the meeting, BMC Chairman Sheikh ul-Islam Allahsukur Pasazada
stressed that the Caucasus remained an unstable region where religious
leaders were not only witnesses, but also victims of terror. He
recalled that religious leaders of the Caucasus countries noted in
their appeals to the UN that the world has double standards, even
with respect to terrorism.
It was also noted that the international community still does not
display a serious approach to terrorism in the North Caucasus and
Karabakh.
There is even the identification of Islam with terror. In response
to this, the board organized an international conference entitled
"Islam is a religion of peace and solidarity".
Pasazada also recalled that he had met the leaders of the North
Caucasus during his visits to those regions in connection with the
election of religious leaders.
The board also sent a letter this year to protest the burning of the
Koran in the USA.
Participants in the meeting decided to congratulate [Russian Prime
Minister] Vladimir Putin on the occasion of One Russia party's victory
at the State Duma elections.
Speaking about future plans, Pasazada stressed the need to promote
the development of traditional Islam in the region, the introduction
of Islamic journalism and Islamic economy in secular schools and
the coordination for organizing the Hajj pilgrimage of Muslims of
the Caucasus.
The board also decided to continue efforts to combat terrorism.
Religious leaders of all the republics of the North Caucasus and
Georgia attended the meeting.
Turan news agency
Dec 22 2011
Azerbaijan
Baku, 22 December: The 2011 annual meeting to hear reports of the
supreme religious councils of the Caucasus peoples was held at
the Supreme Board of Muslims of the Caucasus (BMC) on Wednesday
[21 December].
Opening the meeting, BMC Chairman Sheikh ul-Islam Allahsukur Pasazada
stressed that the Caucasus remained an unstable region where religious
leaders were not only witnesses, but also victims of terror. He
recalled that religious leaders of the Caucasus countries noted in
their appeals to the UN that the world has double standards, even
with respect to terrorism.
It was also noted that the international community still does not
display a serious approach to terrorism in the North Caucasus and
Karabakh.
There is even the identification of Islam with terror. In response
to this, the board organized an international conference entitled
"Islam is a religion of peace and solidarity".
Pasazada also recalled that he had met the leaders of the North
Caucasus during his visits to those regions in connection with the
election of religious leaders.
The board also sent a letter this year to protest the burning of the
Koran in the USA.
Participants in the meeting decided to congratulate [Russian Prime
Minister] Vladimir Putin on the occasion of One Russia party's victory
at the State Duma elections.
Speaking about future plans, Pasazada stressed the need to promote
the development of traditional Islam in the region, the introduction
of Islamic journalism and Islamic economy in secular schools and
the coordination for organizing the Hajj pilgrimage of Muslims of
the Caucasus.
The board also decided to continue efforts to combat terrorism.
Religious leaders of all the republics of the North Caucasus and
Georgia attended the meeting.