D. Al -Essa receives the word of the Islamic world in the United Nations General Assembly – the seventh day

The United Nations General Assembly, at its headquarters in New York, hosted today, His Excellency the Secretary -General of the Islamic World League, Chairman of the Association of Muslim Scholars, Sheikh Dr. Muhammad bin Abdul Karim Al -Issa, to be a major speaker to revive the International Day to combat the hatred of Islam.

His Excellency the Secretary -General of the Islamic World League, Chairman of the Association of Muslim Scholars, His Eminence Sheikh Dr. Muhammad bin Abdul Karim Al -Issa

In the context of his hosting by the association, His Eminence was held by bilateral talks with the President of the United Nations General Assembly, Mr. Filimon Yang, which dealt with what has become known as “terrorism of Islam” and a number of issues of common concern.

The call of the Secretary -General of the Islamic World Association to attend, and the speech of the Islamic peoples “in present”, at the headquarters of the United Nations, reflects the weight of the International League, and its respect in major organizations in the world, as well as the call comes in recognition of the influence of the association in combating “Islamophobia” and hate speeches in general, and its efforts and extensive international alliances in this context.

In his main speech in the United Nations celebration of the International Day to Combat Hathered Islam, Dr. Al -Issa stressed that (the phobia of Islam) comes at the forefront of the disturbing models of the escalation of hate speech and its dangerous practices, stressing that it does not harm Muslims alone, but rather enhances extremism and divisions within societies of religious diversity, and is considered – according to the concepts of hatred – at the forefront of the threat to achieve the comprehensive citizenship that is the comprehensive citizenship It is stipulated in civilized constitutions, laws, principles, and international norms, noting the damages and crimes against Muslims, which are still practiced to this day with disgraceful escalating, according to reliable statistics, in addition to a number of cases of marginalization of some Muslim societies, obstructing their integration, or preventing them from obtaining their human rights.

His Excellency spoke at length on the reasons for the emergence of (phobias of Islam), as he stressed that Muslims who are about two billion people today represent the true image of Islam, and they interact positively with what is around them from the world with its religious, ethnic and civilizational diversity, coming from the call of Islam calling for human acquaintance, as in the Holy Qur’an when God Almighty says: (O people We created you from a male and a female, and made you peoples and tribes to know).

He stressed that (the phobia of Islam) is not only a religious issue, but rather a humanitarian issue that threatens global societal coexistence and peace, adding: “And when we talk from this international platform, we do not defend Islam alone, but also defend human principles.”

Dr. Al -Essa and Mr. Filimon Yang

Mr. Filimon Yang and Dr. Al -Essa

Sheikh Al -Issa added: “Therefore, we say:“ No ”to make the followers of religions in the goal of hatred, racism, classification and exclusion, and“ no ”for the electoral slogans that reserve hatred, and“ no ”for those who cultivate fear to reap the voices, and“ no ”for the policies that build their future on fear and division, and“ no ”for the media that nourishes racism, and“ no ”to the lines that promote For sedition, and “no” for the lies that visit the facts, and also: “No” to link terrorism with a religion embraced by two billion people, and “no” for extremists who kidnap religion, and terrorism that distorts the truth of religion, and in return: “No” for those who refuse to see the truth. “
And he followed: “As we also say:” No “to fear the other just because of its difference with us in his religion, or his race.

And his virtue held by the international community responsible for building a world of tolerance and love, stressing at the same time that its educational and cultural institutions must play a vital and tangible role in promoting awareness present and future, especially in the minds of young and youth.

After that, the words of the delegations of the United Nations member states, speaking on behalf of the efforts of their governmental institutions in fighting “Islamophobia”.

The speech of His Excellency the Secretary General

United Nations headquarters in New York

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