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Muslim leaders from around the Central Ohio area
today said the Muslim community is praying for peace in the Middle East.
The joint statement by mosques and Muslim organizations said: "We pray for
the safety of innocent Iraqis. We are especially concerned about women,
children and the elderly who suffer the most in any war."
"No one in the American Muslim community supports the brutal dictatorship
imposing itself on the people of Iraq. But distaste for the Iraqi regime is
not sufficient justification for this war."
We join the Pope, most religious leaders, a great number of Americans, and
the overwhelming majority of the world population and countries in
supporting a peaceful and diplomatic solution to this crisis and in opposing
this unjust aggression and indefensible initiative.
"The war may fuel a backlash against innocent American Muslims,
Arab-Americans and those perceived to be 'Middle Eastern'. The Muslim
community urges law enforcement officials to act proactively to help protect
the community from any backlash. We also urge political, community and
religious leaders to speak out against bigotry and hatred in all its forms."
This statement is endorsed by the Council on American-Islamic Relations,
Ohio, Islamic Foundation of Central Ohio, Islamic Society of Greater
Columbus, Muslim American Society, Muslim Community Center, Arab Americans
of Central Ohio.
