Imam Dr Abduljalil Sajid, Chairman of the Muslim Council for Religious and Racial Harmony UK and close associate of Initiatives of Change, speaks out against Madrid atrocities in a letter to 'The Times'.
Here is the text of the letter to 'The Times' on March 19 2004: From Imam Dr Abduljalil Sajid Sir, Mr P. W. Giles says (letter, March 18) that he has not been able to find in any of the broadsheets any senior British Muslim representatives condemning the horrors of Madrid. On the day of the bombings, the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) released a press release, part of which read: The Muslim Council of Britain condemns these atrocities totally and unequivocally. The hearts of Muslims and all peoples of conscience go out to families of those whose loved ones have been murdered and those who have been wounded in these appalling atrocities. Our heartfelt condolences go out to the Spanish people at this time of shock and grief. The MCB also condemns the use of the term “Islamic terrorists” (in the media) to describe these clearly evil people who carried out these heinous crimes. (We) hope that the organisers and perpetrators of these monumental crimes against humanity will soon be identified and held to account.
You have since reported (March 19) that the MCB is “urgently consulting its members and mosques on proposals for a rally to underline Muslim condemnation of the Madrid bombings and al-Qaeda violence”. Yours sincerely, ABDULJALIL SAJID, (Chairman), Muslim Council for Religious and Racial Harmony UK.
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