“SORRY TO SAY…”: IMRAN KHAN SAYS MUSLIM NATIONS DIDN’T CHECK ISLAMOPHOBIA

Tue 22 March 2022:

Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday said Islamophobia grew after the 9/11 terror attacks and went on unchecked because the Muslim countries did nothing to check the wrong narrative that Islam was equated with terrorism.

Addressing the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) meeting in Islamabad, Imran Khan said that there is not any difference between types of Islam, and added that the faith has nothing to do with terrorism.

He asked how the western world can differentiate between moderate and radical Muslims when they equate Islam with terrorism.

“I have spent a lot of my life in England, touring all over the world as an international sportsman. I understand western civilisation probably much better than most people. …I saw this growing (Islamophobia) after 9/11,” Imran Khan said.

“This Islamaphobia kept growing and the reason was — I am sorry to say — we the Muslim countries did not do anything to check this wrong narrative. How can any religion have anything to do with terrorism? How was Islam equated with terrorism? And once that happens, how does a man in the western country differentiate between a moderate Muslim and a radical Muslim. How can he differentiate? Hence this man walks into a mosque and shoots everyone,” the Pakistan Prime Minister said while referring to New Zealand’s Christchurch Mosque shooting incident 2019.

“Unfortunately, what should have been done, but wasn’t… the head of Muslim countries should have taken a stand on this. But a lot of heads of states said that they were moderates,” he added.

The prime minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan also expressed concern that the Ukraine conflict will have terrible ramifications for the rest of the globe if it continues. “The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and China, as a bloc, advise how it may try and put an end to this war,” he proposed.

As a result of the conflict in Ukraine, the prime minister stated, “we are suffering from increased oil and gas prices.” He also called for early cessation of hostilities.

Imran Khan, the prime minister, spoke out against Islamophobia and asked the Muslim world to take steps to enhance Muslims’ public image.

“Europeans do not regard Jesus Christ in the same light as we see our Holy Prophet” (PBUH). “They are completely unable to comprehend Muslim sentiment,” he stated.

He expressed sadness that the absence of the rule of law is the most pressing issue confronting impoverished countries, given that $1.4 trillion is siphoned off from developing countries to affluent ones every year, according to him. “In the state of Madina, there was no one who was above the law,” he continued.

“Projecting Islamic principles is one of the goals of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation. As PM Khan stated, “I believe that Islamic values have never been more threatened than they are today.” He went on to say that sex crime is the fastest growing crime in Pakistan, and that pornographic content available to children is wreaking havoc on society and family values, among other things.

He also spoke about the Kashmir and Palestine conflicts, noting that the Muslim Ummah has failed to make any significant contribution to their resolution. In light of our differences, he asserted, “our oppressors do not take us seriously.”

As the prime minister observed, despite the presence of a large Muslim community of 1.5 billion people, our voice has been powerless to prevent gross injustices against Kashmiris and Palestinians.

The 48th Council of the Foreign Ministers (CFMs) of the OIC began earlier today in Islamabad.

The summit is taking place under the theme: “Building Partnerships for Unity, Justice, and Development.”

Pakistani media said that over 100 resolutions will be considered during the two-day session. Although the meeting is being convened to promote OIC efforts in Afghanistan, Pakistan is likely to rake up the issue of Kashmir even as it fails to speak about Shia Muslims in their own country.

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