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Islamic group demands end to violence against Christians in Iraq
Jeff Severns Guntzel, Electronic Iraq
Oct 15, 2008
The 57-member Organization of the Islamic Conference, based in Saudi Arabia, has publicly condemned the attacks that have driven thousands of Iraq Christians from the city of Mosul. Here's an excerpt from the AFP report:
The
Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) on Tuesday joined the US
in condemning deadly attacks against Christians in northern Iraq which
have been blamed for the flight of over 1,000 families. OIC chief
Ekmeleddin Ihasanoglu said the violence in the northern city of Mosul
was "unprecedented in the history of Iraq." He called upon the Iraqi
authorities to "prosecute the culprits who are behind these acts to end
the suffering of Christian brothers and provide them with protection."
Ihasanoglu added that the 57-member Islamic grouping always calls for "respecting minorities in the Muslim world."
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