Global responses supporting Al-Issa’s call to confront Islamophobia on social media
His Excellency Sheikh Dr. Muhammad bin Abdul Karim Al-Issa, Secretary-General of the Muslim World League and Chairman of the Association of Muslim Scholars, succeeded in moving stagnant water and raising pressing issues that everyone kept silent about, as he demanded popular social media platforms and popular media not to publish hate speech, extremism, and inflammatory, broadcast by individuals, as well as groups that harm people and religions.
Sheikh Al-Issa launched a campaign: “Reject Hate” to confront Islamophobia, calling on social media to zero tolerance for hate speech targeting Muslims and all followers of religions, saying: Let us cooperate in creating a more peaceful and tolerant human society.
The call of the Secretary General of the Muslim World League (MWL) Resonated across the Arabic and Islamic world for social media to set controls to prevent the spread of hatred and incitement against followers of religions through social media. Actions in favor of the call have continued, demanding their support for their positive impact on social peace and sovereignty of the spirit of tolerance among followers of religions.
Sheikh Nidal Al-Hayhi – Deputy Mufti of the Volka Basin:
We support the generous initiative launched by His Excellency Dr. Al-Issa, by sending a protest petition, or a request to put controls on social media platforms, such as “Facebook and Twitter,” to limit the phenomenon of spreading hatred and hostility to Islam.
Dr. Kamal Berekaa, Coordinator of Al-Azhar Center for Dialogue:
This kind of speeches have many negative aspects, including the exclusion of others and the threat to societal peace, which has created a state of disharmony between the components of the state.
Therefore, I appreciate the kind initiative launched by His Excellency Dr. Al-Issa, Secretary-General of the MWL, which calls on social media to block hate content.
Ismail Dabbakh – Curriculum Expert in Algeria:
There is so many hate speeches against religions, prophets and messengers, it has spread through various Internet channels.
We are against these trends, against hate speeches, and with the call made by the virtue of Dr. Abdul Karim Al-Issa to block these practices, which call for hatred.
Sheikh Abdul Samad Yazidi – Secretary of the German Islamic Council:
In these circumstances, we must appreciate and command the initiative of DR. Abdul Karim AL-Issa, who launched a campaign under the slogan of “Reject Hatred “this campaign needs everyone’s support.
Nader Akkad- President of the Marian authority in the Vatican:
I appreciate, support and join the initiative launched by the virtue of the sheikh Dr. Mohamed Abdul Karim AL-Issa, to reject hate speech in all forms, it’s a global civilized camping that calls for learning the language of dialogue and rejects forms of hate and hate speech, especially the contents offensive to Islam and Muslims that spread on various social media platforms, especially twitter and Facebook.
Engineer Salah Al-Junaidi, Former Chairman of the Egyptian Endowments Authority:
What was stated in some social media websites that offended the Islamic religion, these attempts no matter what, they are desperate attempts, because they will not affect the religion, as religions are preserved on God’s (Allah) behalf.
Religions were sent by God (Allah) to all mankind “We have, without doubt, sent down the Message; and We will assuredly guard it (from corruption).”
Jihad Suleiman, president of the Arab Islamic Society in Argentina, says:
We raise to His Excellency Dr. Muhammad Abdul Karim Al-Issa, Secretary General of the Muslim World League, our sincere appreciation for his generous initiative in which he called on the “Facebook and Twitter” platforms to prevent everything published about Islam and Muslims with the aim of distorting and offending them.
Sheikh Nusrat Ramadan, President of the Cultural Association of Macedonia:
I confirm our complete solidarity with the initiative of His Excellency Sheikh Dr. Muhammad Abdul Karim Al-Issa, Secretary General of the Muslims World league (MWL) and president of the Association of Muslim Scholars, in which this hashtag was launched through the social media, as he asked the administrations of Twitter and Facebook to prevent any material published about Islamophobia and hatred.
Dr. Abdullah al-Shammari:
We completely support what came in the call of the Muslim World League (MWL), represented in Dr. Muhammad Abdul-Karim Al-Issa initiative, “God bless him”.
Dr. Abdel Hamid Metwally, President of the Islamic Council of Latin America:
We are pleased to congratulate this valuable initiative against hatred Which was carried out by His Excellency the Honorable Doctor Muhammad bin Abdul Karim Al-Issa, for the Muslim world league (MWL), And we had to spread the right moderate ideology and approach in all social media, and to keep away from any matters that may cause trouble and Temptations.
