There are fears among the community that the hostage crisis is creating a negative image of all followers of the Islamic faith.
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| Picture via Twitter: Anees Ahmad Nadeem | @Aneesnadeem |
Source/Credit: The Japan News
By TJN | January 24, 2015 | Edited
The recent case in which two Japanese men were taken hostage by a group believed to be the Islamic State has drawn widespread criticism from Muslims living in Japan.
Japan is home to an estimated 100,000 Muslims, according to the Japan Muslim Association. The population has been growing mainly due to an inflow from Southeast Asian countries.
There are fears among the community that the hostage crisis is creating a negative image of all followers of the Islamic faith.
A Muslim organization in Aichi Prefecture has received several harassing phone calls. According to the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, callers made such remarks as “Get out of Japan.”
“We want Japanese people understand what Islam is really about,” staff member Anees Ahmad Nadeem said at a press conference Friday.
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