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MILF ignores al-Qaeda call against Americans ARMM gov to Muslims: ‘Anti-Islam’ film a ploy to stir conflict By EDWIN O. FERNANDEZ
Liberation Front (MILF) assured Western countries and Americans in the country that they will COTABATO City––The not heed calls by international leadership of the Auton- terrorist organizations to attack citizens in retaliation omous Region in Mus- American to the alleged anti-Islam film that lim Mindanao (ARMM) sparked protests worldwide. ARMM Officer-In-Charge on Monday appealed to Governor Mujiv Hataman said the the country’s Muslims film’s showing on YouTube, could to be “more sensible be a ploy to stir conflict that can instead of being sensi- push individuals to wrong-doing, can generally be attributed tive,” amid reports of which to Muslims and destroy the imindignation rallies they age of Islam. He said that while Muslims want staged against the may condemn parts of the film makers of the film, “The that purportedly “ridicule Islam,” Innocence of Muslims.” they should not resort to violent This, as the Moro Islamic acts against innocent targets, OF THE PHILIPPINE NEWS AGENCY
which can destroy the image of Islam by deliberate individual misdeeds. In the same manner, Hataman said, the Muslims should also condemn the killing of US Ambassador to Libya, Chris Stevens on September 13. He said like many other innocent victims, Ambassador Stevens, who figured prominently in rebuilding Libya, should not have fallen victim of attacks attributed to Muslims protesting the film. Hataman said some evil motives could prevail over good and obliterate peaceful coexistence among followers of the world’s great religions. He said Muslim individuals should also be aware that it is
not easy to destroy the image of Islam, by any form of media, unless Muslims themselves do wrong. He noted even great western thinkers, the likes of Thomas Carlyle, George Bernard Shaw and Napoleon Bonaparte, had left in history their kind words about Islam and the Prophet Muhammad. The film, whose original title is “Fitna,” meaning intrigue, exuded what its producers believe was exploitation of young women which it directly attributes to the prophet. Carlyle, in his European lecture-series titled “Heroes and Hero-Worship” (1838) explained the married life of the Prophet Muhammad and his fair dealing
with women. Hataman said Muslims and non-Muslims should understand that some attacks on religions through the works of art had been prompted by the growing size of their flocks or following, in different times. Islam is said to be the fastestgrowing religion in the world, with Muslims constituting about one-fifth of the world’s population. The four-fifth is divided among Christian sects, Judaism, Buddhism, Hinduism, atheists and agnostics. Hataman said the book, “The 100: A List of the Most Influential Persons in History” by Michael Hart has retained in its No. 1 slot IGNORES/p.9
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