American Arab Forum Condemns London Bombings
For Immediate Release:
American Arab Forum condemns London bombings.
Contact: Aref Assaf, 973-960-2673
Paterson: July 7, 2005: The American Arab Forum, AAF, joins good people around
the world in denouncing today’s bombings in the City of London. The main targets
of these vile and cowardly acts are innocent civilians. Our condemnations of
these barbaric acts are
universal and unequivocal. The American Arab Forum offers its sincere
condolences to the people of Britain and to the families of the deceased and
injured. In times of these, it is necessary for good and decent people to stand
firm against perpetrators of murderous and uncivil acts. No good reason can be
possibly accepted as justification for attacks on innocent people. We call on
members of the Arab and Muslim community to be especially vigilant and careful about their
surroundings, places of worship and employment, as they may be subject to
hate-crimes consistent with past experiences after such horrific attacks. We also
plead with our fellow Americans not to castigate the entire Arab and Muslim
communities for the crimes attributed a few individuals. The vast majority of
our people are law-abiding and they are good citizens who desire no harm or ill
brought against anyone.
Aref Assaf, AAF’s president, added, “The Arab and Muslim American community in
New Jersey is outraged by these senseless bombings. We categorically condemn
this cold-blooded action and denounce any individual and groups who would commit
such uncivil and unjustified acts of murder and inhumanity. Implicating the name
of religion to justify such acts is most abhorrent and does a great disservice
to Islam and Muslims worldwide.”
Mr. Assaf added, “We implore all people of good conscience to unite their
efforts to reconcile their differences in a peaceful and just manner. Such acts
of mindless violence in the name of religion will only fuel more hatred and
bloodshed. A wrong act cannot be corrected by a similarly wrong and immoral
reprisal. We do urge levelheaded leaders to engage in constructive and
collaborative efforts to counter terrorism worldwide.”
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