ANKARA
Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc has called terrorism “a crime against humanity” which does not have a place in Islam.
Speaking on Wednesday during an official visit to Kuwait, Arinc said: “We believe that terrorism is a crime against humanity and our religion, we believe, does not allow it.
“Whatever the cause or purpose no one should resort to terrorism. Terrorism is a crime. No matter who carries out it against whomever for whatever cause, terrorism is not something to be favored or approved.”
“Our youth especially should be raised with a decent knowledge of Islam so that they do not have sympathy for these [terrorist] organizations,” Arinc added.
Militant groups like the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in the Middle East, plus Al-Shabaab and Boko Haram in Africa, have drawn on extremist interpretations of Islam to enforce dogmatic religious rule and attract young people into joining their insurgencies.
Arinc was meeting with Kuwait’s Minister of Religious Endowment & Islamic Affairs Yaqoob al-San'a.
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