Boycott Israel [IslamCity] Re: Interesting events in the UK

[Shaikh Hyder]

Dalai Lama  and Rev. Desmond Tutu for debt relief of poor nations and stop accusing Islam and Muslims.        Tutu made his appeal in Hiroshima, where he and fellow Nobel laureates the Dalai Lama and Betty Williams issued a joint appeal for
 the abolition of nuclear weapons, which obliterated this city and Nagasaki in 1945.  Tutu, a leading moral force against South African apartheid, said that debt relief was a concrete way for Japan to demonstrate its oft-stated post-war commitment to peace.  "Many, many countries, in the way you were here devastated by the atom bomb, are devastated by poverty, by disease, by an international economic system that is fundamentally unjust," Tutu said.  "I hope that your experience of the injustice of atom bombs falling on you would give you the passion, which you already have, of wanting to help others rise from the ashes," he said.  "So Japan ought to be in the forefront in cancelling all international debts that so many countries bear a heavy burden" from, Tutu said.  The Group of Eight major industrialized nations last year agreed to help alleviate poor countries' debt burden, which critics say means more money goes to paying interest than to schools or health care.  Japan, however, has been hesitant about calls for blanket debt relief, arguing that such a move would encourage imprudent borrowing.  Tutu issued a joint statement with the Dalai Lama and Williams, who won the prize for promoting peace in Northern Ireland, calling for the abolition of nuclear weapons and hailing Hiroshima's "spirit of forgiveness."  "Destruction of your neighbor and even your enemy is destruction of yourself," read the statement of the "Hiroshima International Peace Summit" organized by Japanese activists.  Tutu, who led a reconciliation commission after the end of apartheid, warned against a cycle of retribution.  "The reprisal against the suicide bomber does not bring peace. There is a suicide bomber, a reprisal and then a counter-reprisal. And it just goes on and on," Tutu said.  And he cautioned against linking Islam to terrorism.  "There are terrorists in Ireland. But are they called Christian terrorists? No, they are called the IRA," he said, referring to the        Irish Republican Army in British-ruled
 Northern Ireland.  "The people who bombed Oklahoma City, they were Christians. But we didn't say Christianity produces these creatures," he said. "There are good Christians and bad Christians and there are good Muslims and bad Muslims."  The Dalai Lama, Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, also appealed for understanding among religions.  "The problem is the concept of 'one religion,'" said the Buddhist monk.  "Today the world is heavily interconnected, like India where for at least 2,000 years different traditions have lived together," he said. "There is no longer one truth, or only one religion that is relevant."   "My faith is in the Buddha but I equally have deep respect, admiration and appreciation of other traditions
 because these traditions serve humanity," he said.   Showkat Ali <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:    Sallams All      Please try and attend and watch, as well as fwd to inshAllah, Jzk in advance        Is Islam a Threat to The West?     In a YouGov survey in August 2006 53% of those questioned felt that Islam and Muslims posed a threat to Western liberal democracy.      Why do such a large number feel this is so?      Has the frequently negative media attention upon Islam
 and Muslims been a cause of creating this fear and mistrust in society?      Or have sensitivities raised about reporting controversial issues meant the free criticism and debate has been curtailed?      Does talking about these issues in the emotive press
 headlines, generated by such a poll increase alienation or help understand it?     To discuss this and other issues Dialogue with Islam have invited the following distinguished panel     Charles Moore, former Editor of Daily Telegraph  James O’ Brien, LBC Radio Presenter  Humera Khan, An Nisa Society  Abdul-Raheem Green, Regents Park Mosque     Chair: Mark Urban, Diplomatic Editor of BBC Newsnight     Wednesday 15th November 2006  Time: 6.15pm     Venue: Conway Hall,   25 Red Lion Square,   London WC1      Tube: Holborn     Tickets £3 reservation (by email or phone) or £5 at the door.     Phone: 07983749252  Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]  http://www.dialoguewithislam.org     realtalk 'Realtalk' is a live programme broadcasted, every Thursday 7:30pm, throughout Europe on Sky channel 791. The programme is in English and deals with Bangladeshi community issues and current affairs Our aim is to be a voice for the minority who does not have access to mainstream media and to redress some of the imbalances created by mainstream
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{And who is better in speech than he who [says: "My Lord is Allah (believes in His Oneness)," and then stands straight (acts upon His Order), and] invites (men) to Allah's (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: "I am one of the Muslims."} (Holy Quran-41:33)
 
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "By Allah, if Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of camels." [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim] 

The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)  also said, "Whoever calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all." [Muslim, Ahmad, Aboo Daawood, an-Nasaa'ee, at-Tirmidhee, Ibn Maajah] 
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