{"id":13101,"date":"2016-02-18T08:52:57","date_gmt":"2016-02-18T08:52:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.acnmalta.org\/?p=13101"},"modified":"2016-02-18T08:52:57","modified_gmt":"2016-02-18T08:52:57","slug":"muslim-leaders-declare-support-for-religious-minorities-in-islamic-countries-acn-malta-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/2016\/02\/18\/muslim-leaders-declare-support-for-religious-minorities-in-islamic-countries-acn-malta-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Muslim leaders declare support for religious minorities in Islamic countries &#8211; ACN Malta"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><h2><strong>Muslim leaders <\/strong><strong>declare <\/strong><strong>support for <\/strong><strong>religious <\/strong><strong>minorit<\/strong><strong>ies<\/strong><strong> in Islamic <\/strong><strong>countries<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>At a recent conference in Marrakech, a large international group of Muslim leaders adopted a Declaration defending the rights of religious minorities in predominantly Muslim countries.The Marrakech Declaration of 2016 is based on the Medina Charter, a constitutional contract between the Prophet Muhammad and the people of Medina made 1,400 years ago which guaranteed the religious liberty of all, regardless of faith. Muslim leaders from over 120 countries, government officials and representatives of persecuted religious communities \u2014 including Chaldean Catholics from Iraq &#8211; attended the Conference.<\/p>\n<p>The Declaration stated: \u201cconditions in various parts of the Muslim world have deteriorated dangerously due to the use of violence and armed struggle as a tool for settling conflicts and imposing one\u2019s point of view,\u201d which has enabled criminal groups to issue edicts that \u201calarmingly distort\u201d Islam\u2019s &#8220;fundamental principles and goals&#8230;.. It is unconscionable to employ religion for the purpose of aggressing upon the rights of religious minorities in Muslim countries\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Key points of the Declaration call on:<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Muslim scholars \u201cto develop a jurisprudence of the concept of \u2018citizenship\u2019 which is inclusive of diverse groups.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Muslim educational institutions to review their curricula to address material that \u201cinstigates aggression and extremism, leads to war and chaos, and results in the destruction of our shared societies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Politicians and leaders to take <a href=\"http:\/\/forhealthylives.com\/product\/cialis\/\">http:\/\/forhealthylives.com\/product\/cialis\/<\/a> necessary steps to legally \u201cfortify relations and understanding among the various religious groups in the Muslim world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 All members of society \u201cto establish a broad movement for the just treatment of religious minorities in Muslim countries and to raise awareness as to their rights, and to work together to ensure the success of these efforts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Religious groups to remove \u201cselective amnesia that blocks memories of centuries of joint and shared living on the same land.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Marrakech Declaration emphasised co-operation and said this must be based on \u201cA Common Word,\u201d a statement issued in 2007 which was originally signed by 138 Muslim scholars and subsequently endorsed by dozens of other Muslim leaders. The 2007 statement was addressed to Christian leaders including then-Pope Benedict and called for new efforts at Christian-Muslim dialogue based on the shared belief in the existence of one God, in God\u2019s love for humanity and in people\u2019s obligation to love one another.<\/p>\n<p>The Common Word scholars acknowledged that a large percentage of the world\u2019s population belonged to the Christian or Muslim faith and therefore the world\u2019s future depended on peace between Christians and Muslims. It stated \u201cThe basis for this peace and understanding already exists. It is part of the very foundational principles of both faiths: love of the one God, and love of the neighbour\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><em>ACN Malta<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Muslim leaders declare support for religious minorities in Islamic countries\u00a0 &nbsp; At a recent conference in Marrakech, a large international group of Muslim leaders adopted a Declaration defending the rights of religious minorities in predominantly Muslim countries.The Marrakech Declaration of 2016 is based on the Medina Charter, a constitutional contract between the Prophet Muhammad and&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":13149,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13101","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-e-newsletters"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Muslim leaders declare support for religious minorities in Islamic countries - ACN Malta - Aid to the Church in Need (Malta)<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/2016\/02\/18\/muslim-leaders-declare-support-for-religious-minorities-in-islamic-countries-acn-malta-2\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Muslim leaders declare support for religious minorities in Islamic countries - ACN Malta - Aid to the Church in Need (Malta)\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Muslim leaders declare support for religious minorities in Islamic countries\u00a0 &nbsp; 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