Muslim Council of Elders Strongly Condemns Shooting at San Diego Mosque and Affirms Its Rejection of All Forms of Hate, Extremism, and Islamophobia
The Muslim Council of Elders, under the chairmanship of His Eminence Dr. Ahmed Al-Tayeb, the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, strongly condemns the shooting targetting an Islamic center in San Diego, California, resulting in the deaths of three people.
The Council affirms its unequivocal rejection of all forms of violence, hatred, extremism, and Islamophobia, as well as attacks on places of worship and peaceful worshippers. Such criminal acts, it stresses, are religiously, morally, and humanely unacceptable, and constitute a flagrant violation of laws, values, and the principles of peaceful coexistence as well as posing a serious threat to the security and stability of societies.
The Muslim Council of Elders calls for strengthened international efforts to combat hate speech, racism, and Islamophobia, and to eradicate the root causes of extremism and incitement in all their forms. It further emphasizes the importance of promoting mutual respect, peaceful coexistence, and human fraternity among followers of different religions and cultures. The Council also expresses its solidarity with the victims of this tragic incident and their families.