How can we stop violence in the name of religion?
Violence in the name of religion has become an urgent global issue, with growing debate about how to stop it.
A recent congress of world religious leaders in the capital of Kazakhstan is one example of new efforts to find solutions.
The UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-Moon, urged the delegates for their help.
“The scourge of violence in the name of religion calls for concerted action by governments, religious communities, civil society and the media,” he said.
And that is one of the key concerns: that security forces are often alone in the fight against extremism.
Sayed Mohammad Al-Musawi from the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League told euronews: “We have to deal with it (at) the grassroots, which is the ideology, which has been spread by the misunderstanding of religion.
“It is not only security and the military attacks. No, we have to tackle it through tackling the wrong ideology.”
That means religions publicly disputing extremist messages, and setting an example thro
A recent congress of world religious leaders in the capital of Kazakhstan is one example of new efforts to find solutions.
The UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-Moon, urged the delegates for their help.
“The scourge of violence in the name of religion calls for concerted action by governments, religious communities, civil society and the media,” he said.
And that is one of the key concerns: that security forces are often alone in the fight against extremism.
Sayed Mohammad Al-Musawi from the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League told euronews: “We have to deal with it (at) the grassroots, which is the ideology, which has been spread by the misunderstanding of religion.
“It is not only security and the military attacks. No, we have to tackle it through tackling the wrong ideology.”
That means religions publicly disputing extremist messages, and setting an example thro
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