USA: Local Georgia imam condemns terror attacks in Brussels

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The imams believe that the attackers have hijacked their religion and made all Muslims look bad. "I personally think that we all have to unite against this very barbaric group". 

Times of Ahmad | News Watch | US Desk
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By Bilbaoya | March 27, 2016

The horrific attacks in Brussels are reminiscent of the massacre in Paris a few months ago, and just like then, Muslims feel for Brussels today too.

The Georgia chapter of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, a sect of Islam, is condemning the attacks and sharing a message of peace. They said people tend to link them to such attackers.

The imams believe that the attackers have hijacked their religion and made all Muslims look bad. "I personally think that we all have to unite against this very barbaric group".

Furthermore, research by Media Tenor in 2013 found that religions other than Islam, such as Christianity and Judaism, received a significant amount of positive coverage in American news stories, with leaders such as Pope Francis featured prominently, according to the Al-Waleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding at Georgetown University.

In response to the continuing threat posed by extremists, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community recently launched a "True Islam and the Extremists" campaign to educate both Muslims and non-Muslims about 11 key teachings of Islam, the release stated.

He added that, "Terrorism is never justified and all those commit these atrocities clearly ignore basic principles of Islam".



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