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Dalai Lama Pleads for Defending Islam
By Cihan, San Francisco
Journal of Turkish Weekly, Turkey
Monday, April 17, 2006
zaman.com
Suicide attacks are a potential curse for any religion, said the Dalai Lama,
the spiritual leader of Tibet, making the call that Islam should not be
shown as the reason for terror attacks.
It is not only Muslim societies that have malevolency, but Indians,
Christians and Buddhists have elements of it too, said the Dalai Lama,
calling on everyone to defend Islam.
The Dalai Lama, Muslim religious authorities and representatives of other
religions joined a conference on counter-terrorism held in San Francisco.
He was invited to join the conference as one of the religious authorities
and experts by Imam Seyid Mahdi Horasani from California. Muslims also
practice compassion, said the Dalai Lama, who blamed the suicide attacks for
creating an unfair and distorted view of Islam around the world.
With his emphasis on the call to authorities from all religions to defend
Islam, the Dalai Lama pleaded for greater attention to the ideal of respect
for the individual beliefs of others.
"From some aspects, I am one of the defenders of the Muslim tradition;
however, we should all take action against the criticism of a particular
belief-system or tradition," he said.
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2. Dalai Lama Pleads for Defending Islam
By Cihan, San Francisco
Journal of Turkish Weekly, Turkey
Monday, April 17, 2006
zaman.com
Suicide attacks are a potential curse for any religion, said the Dalai Lama,
the spiritual leader of Tibet, making the call that Islam should not be
shown as the reason for terror attacks.
It is not only Muslim societies that have malevolency, but Indians,
Christians and Buddhists have elements of it too, said the Dalai Lama,
calling on everyone to defend Islam.
The Dalai Lama, Muslim religious authorities and representatives of other
religions joined a conference on counter-terrorism held in San Francisco.
He was invited to join the conference as one of the religious authorities
and experts by Imam Seyid Mahdi Horasani from California. Muslims also
practice compassion, said the Dalai Lama, who blamed the suicide attacks for
creating an unfair and distorted view of Islam around the world.
With his emphasis on the call to authorities from all religions to defend
Islam, the Dalai Lama pleaded for greater attention to the ideal of respect
for the individual beliefs of others.
"From some aspects, I am one of the defenders of the Muslim tradition;
however, we should all take action against the criticism of a particular
belief-system or tradition," he said.
Articles in this Issue:
- Dalai Lama Enlisted To Change Islam Image
- Dalai Lama Pleads for Defending Islam
- Islam is a religion of compassion: Dalai Lama
- Giant Mao statue erected in Tibet
- Dalai Lama's Tibet visit likely in July
- Dalai Lama has message of learning
- Fake Tibetan Medicine May Cause Serious Legal Problems
- Don't protest Hu's US visit'
- Seattle Tibetans Not to Demonstrate Hu's Visit
- China's leader to visit Seattle Hu likely will see protests, adulation during Seattle visit
- Hu Jintao grant Tibet's independence
- JUST LISTEN TO KASHAG
- White House Out to Lunch With China Hu Jintao is anxious to please, but the U.S. remains aloof
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