The International Union of Muslim Scholars General Assembly, which will take place on June 29, has been introduced at a press conference organized by the Union of NGOs of the Islamic World (UNIW) with the participation of Egyptian Muslim scholar Yusuf al-Qaradawi and Necmi Sadıkoğlu, the secretary-general of UNIW.
The main agenda of the assembly for next week, according to the statements today, will be the Palestinian issue and the recent situation in Gaza. What Qaradawi primarily attracted attention to was the unity of the Islamic world. Indicating the genuine nature of this unity, Qaradawi noted that Islamic societies had many things in common and therefore had enormous power at its disposal. Nevertheless, remarked Qaradawi, the Islamic world could not derive the benefits of this great potential.
‘We need a couple of Erdoğans'
In this context, Qaradawi made several calls to all Islamic societies about the Palestinian issue and Turkey's stance. Palestinian lands are under the occupation of Israel, Qaradawi highlighted, stressing the importance of providing unity and solidarity among Islamic societies. The Islamic world should stand against injustice as a whole, and this requirement is indicated in the Holy Quran and the hadith, said Qaradawi. He noted that in overcoming all the controversies and conflict, Islamic societies should focus on the biggest problems of the Islamic world, one of the most important of which is the blockade in Gaza and the current situation in Palestine. He said Turkey has been a great example for the Islamic world in this sense by leading the flotilla and supporting the people of Gaza both at a social and government level. He added that Islamic societies should try to insist that aid reach Gaza and help the Palestinian people.
Qaradawi thanked Turkish society and the Turkish government because of their stance on the Gaza blockade, in addition to Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who he qualified as one of the first people to stand against the injustice of Israel. Facing the criticism of the policies of the Egyptian government, he said the Islamic world needs "several Recep Tayyip Erdoğans" in order to overcome all the problems.
In relation to this, Qaradawi made a call to the whole Islamic world to stand with the Turkish people and help Turkish institutions. Noting that Turkey has been taking significant steps forward, he remarked that the Islamic world should support all Turkey's steps in every situation. At this point, Qaradawi pointed out that all people from different segments of society and different ideologies, from either the left or the right, should stand on the same side overcoming differences and support the Turkish government when it is the time to stand against injustice as in the case of Gaza.
Preventing Turkey's progress
Qaradawi indicated that the recent terrorist attacks in Turkey have been carried out in order to prevent the progress of the Turkish government. He noted that everybody is aware of the progress of the current Turkish government, and that in addition, there's a need for freedom of speech for the Kurdish people as well and as such called for peace on all sides of the conflict.
Qaradawi indicated that the recent terrorist attacks in Turkey have been carried out in order to prevent the progress of the Turkish government. He noted that everybody is aware of the progress of the current Turkish government, and that in addition, there's a need for freedom of speech for the Kurdish people as well and as such called for peace on all sides of the conflict.
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