| Muslims counter Holocaust denial |
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| Written by Adelle Banks, Religion News Service | |
| Sunday, 07 January 2007 | |
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In the wake of an Iranian conference held by Holocaust deniers, Washington-area Muslim leaders paid a visit Wednesday (Dec. 20) to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum to state their opposition to hatred. Imam Mohamed Magid, vice president of the Islamic Society of North America, joined other leaders in the museum's Hall of Remembrance, saying he was moved by stories of Holocaust survivors.
"Many people have lost their lives because of hate, bigotry," said Magid. "We have to stand together, committed to compassion, love and mercy." Akbar Ahmed, the chairman of Islamic studies at American University, said people of all faiths need to keep hatred in check. "Hate is not only about hating Jews, which is anti-Semitism, but it extends to ... Islamophobia," he said. "It's like a poison and it spreads."
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