France
Reactions by other religious leaders
“Along with the Catholics of French, I express my deep sadness following the extreme violence that took the lives of so many and injured so many others,” declared Georges Pontier, President of the Conference of Bishops in France. “My thoughts and prayers go out to the victims, their loved ones, to the forces of order,…
UOIF pays homage to terror victims
“They were young or middle-aged, students, intellectuals or managers, journalists or humanitarians, workers or musicians, they all left us beneath Daesh’s bullets and bombs. They were the images of France, in their love of live, in their diversity, in their art of living. They left inconsolable parents, broken spouses, lonely children and a bruised nation….
National Observatory Against Islamophobia
“The height of horror was reached last night, facing terrorism which resulted in the deaths of more than 120 innocent people whose only crime was to attend a concert, or to be at the Stade de France, or to spend time with friends at a restaurant. We forcefully condemn this barbaric terrorism, which has yet…
French Council of the Muslim Faith
“The terror acts that targeted Paris and the Paris region caused several dozen deaths and many victims. Faced with the horror of the killings that occurred, the CFCM, as well as all Muslim organizations, condemn these heinous and odious acts with the greatest vigor. The CFCM expresses its deepest compassion for the families of the…
Paris attacks: heinous crimes condemned by Muslim scholars
The International Union of Muslim Scholars (UISM) “firmly” condemned the “criminal and terrorist acts” that occurred in Paris on November 13. Yusuf Al-Qaradawi, who learned of the events with “great sadness and chagrin,” heads the institution. He called for “pursuing those responsible, no matter who they are, and bringing them to justice to punish them…