American Muslims Condemn Terrorism

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American Muslims Respond to Terrorism

American Muslim groups have repeatedly issued statements condemning terrorism in all forms wherever it has risen, not because they are asked to, but because of the basic Islamic principle that no one has the right to take innocent life. They have done so from the beginning of the spate of attacks in the name of Islam, since the events of September 11, 2001 when a coalition of leading Muslim groups condemned the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Continuing to do so, they work with law enforcement agencies on all levels to curb extremism. American Muslims say that terrorists pervert their religion and that they are just as concerned as anyone about the future and safety of our families.

Statements Against Violence, Here and Abroad

In the wake of the attacks of September 11, 2001, Muslim groups in the U.S.and around the world issued statements condemning the violence as antithetical to Islamic teachings. Here is a selection of those statements.

Muslim Leaders

American Muslim Leaders Condemn Attacks(Islamicity.com

American Muslims Denouncing Terrorism(BeliefNet

American Muslim sand Scholars Denounce Terrorism on Anniversary of 9/11 (Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy

Bin Laden's Idea of 'Jihad' is Out of Bounds, Islamic Scholars Say (Seattle Post-Intelligencer

British Muslim leaders condemn terrorism(BBC

Islamic Statements Against Terrorism in the Wake of the September 11 Mass Murders (University of North Carolina Website

Islamic World Deplores U.S. Losses (BBC

Muslim Voices Against Extremism & Terrorism - Part II - Statements by Organizations (The American Muslim

Quran a Book of Peace Not War, Islamic Scholars Say (National Geographic

UK Muslim Leaders Condemn 'Lunatic Fringe'(BBC

Islamic Scholars