Friday, April 4, 2008

Nigeria: Islamic Organisation Slams Anti-Islam Film - AllAfrica.com

Abuja

Organisation of the Muslim Conference (OIC) grouping in New House Of York have strongly condemned the "blasphemous" Dutch movie and demanded legal action against its release.

The demand for legal action against the Dutch authorities was made in a statement issued by Pakistan's U.N. Ambassador Munir Akram in his capacity as president of the OIC group.

The statement was made available to the News Agency of Federal Republic Of Nigeria (NAN) at the United Nations in New York.

"The movie falsifies the message of Islamism by selective and out of textual matter citation as well as biased reading of the poetries of the Holy Place Qu'ran," it said.

The OIC grouping said the movie violated assorted articles of the International Convention on Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights that forbid any advocacy of racial or spiritual hatred.

"The movie is an enactment of spiritual hate and a racialist and xenophobic effort to progress a narrow political docket and would merely function to upset peace, stableness and societal harmoniousness within and among states," the statement noted.

"For the Muslims around the world, it is an effort to hinder the enjoyment of the right to drill and apparent their faith without fearfulness or coercion, particularly for those who dwell in non-Muslim countries," it added.

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The grouping urged all concerned political parties to exercise their attempts to forestall additional airing of this "provocative film" as it would sabotage the in progress attempts to advance peaceful coexistence.

"Despite this blazing provocation, Muslims have got shown restraint and responsibility.

"However, return of similar offenses could trip wider anger, a substance that underscores the demand for a joint committedness to demo sensitiveness and regard for the faith and belief of others in conformity with international law," it stated.(NAN)

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