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Indian Muslim body welcomes President Obama’s overtures to the Muslim
World
PRESS STATEMENT
New Delhi, Thursday, 4 June 2009: The All India Muslim
Majlis-e Mushawarat, the umbrella body of Indian Muslim organisations,
welcomed US President Obama’s overtures to the Muslim World through his
historic speech in Cairo.
The AIMMM President Dr Zafarul-Islam Khan said in a statement here that
President Obama has opened a new leaf with the Muslim World after eight
long and agonising years of Bush presidency which sought a totally
unnecessary clash with the World of Islam which shares with the United
States of America many of its cherished ideals like freedom, brotherhood
and equality.
Dr Khan said that President Obama has been forthright and candid though he
failed to acknowledge that while Iran has signed the NPT, Israel has not
done so while keeping a huge stockpile of nuclear warheads. Dr Khan added
that President Obama was rather mild on Israel and did not tell us what he
proposes to do if Israel rejects peace with its neighbours and continues
to subjugate Palestinians and occupy their land.
Dr Khan said that President Obama’s plans for a new engagement with the
Muslim World, especially through investment in education and healthcare,
is welcome but one has to wait and watch what will be possible for a
tottering American economy. President Obama’s announcement of a timetable
for withdrawal in the near future from Iraq and Afghanistan too is welcome
but we will believe it only when we see it happen, Dr Khan said.
Dr Khan further said that close cooperation is in the interest of both
America and the Muslim World. America can take a lot and benefit from the
Muslim World through peaceful engagement. In general, Dr Khan remarked,
President Obama has made a good beginning but only future will tell how
far America is ready to go to mend fences with Muslims from Morocco to
Indonesia after eight years of a totally uncalled for war on Islam and
stupid talk of clash of civilisations.
[All India Muslim
Majlis-e Mushawarat is an umbrella body of Indian Muslim organisations]
Sd/-
Dr Zafarul-Islam Khan
President
ALL INDIA MUSLIM MAJLIS-e-MUSHAWARAT
D-250, Abul Fazal Enclave, Jamia Nagar, New Delhi - 110 025 Phone:
2694 6780 Fax: 2694 7346 Email:
mushawarat@mushawarat.com ; www.mushawarat.com
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