A "strong condemnation" of
attacks against Christian Arabs has been expressed by some sixty
teachers, writers and human rights activists, mostly Kuwaitis and
Saudis.
In addition to condemning the "wave of assassinations and
terrorist attacks that have targeted Christians in the Arab and Muslim
world," the statement speaks out against "terrorist groups' attempts to isolate them and force them to emigrate from their homelands and from their homes" .
The position, which comes from the personalities of two of the
most conservative countries in the Islamic world, is the latest of a
long series of reactions from the Muslim cultural and religious world to
the attacks and violence against Christians.
In fact, today, Middle East Online published a reflection by a
Muslim writer who lives in the United States, Hesham A. Hassaballa, in
recalling some affirmations by Muhammad, said that attacks against
Christians and churches are condemned by Islam.
"In the words of the Prophet Mohammed, Christians and Muslims
are his 'citizens', one people with different faiths."
Recalling words
on the sacredness of life and the sanctity of places of worship, the
researcher concludes that "the crime is even more despicable because it
directly violates a directive of the Prophet himself".
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