[ga] Fwd: [council] Condemn Cowardly Attack
Title: Fwd: [council] Condemn Cowardly Attack Dear Asaad:
Thank you for your thoughtful note.
I am sure that I speak for everyone in the ICANN community that
we are appalled by the hateful emails you have been receiving. The
ignorant bigotry they represent has no place in our ICANN world.
Terrorism, as you point out, has nothing to do with Islaam.
Timothy McVeigh, who blew up the Federal building in Oklahoma City in
the U.S., was neither a Muslim nor an Arab. It is a sad commentary
that before McVeigh was identified, some people here in the U.S.
immediately assumed it was a terrorist from the Middle East who was
responsible. As you rightly point out, stereotyping is not an
acceptable substitute for tolerance, education and
understanding.
If there is any small silver lining to the terribly tragic events
of last week, it is that it has brought people together from across
the world regardless of religion, culture, nationality, or other
individual preferences. The note from you and your AINC colleagues has
contributed to that. The events brought home to all of us that we are
all human beings who live on a small and fragile planet that cannot
tolerate bigotry, hatred, and evil.
Many thanks to the AINC Executive Council for sharing your
collective feelings with us. I am sure we all appreciate it.
Stuart
From: Asaad Y. Alnajjar - Millennium Inc. [mailto: alnajjar@any-dns.com] On behalf of the Executive Council of AINC ( Arabic Internet Names Consortium) we issued the attached statement. AINC strongly and unanimously condemns and denounces the vicious inhuman attacks perpetrated against innocent civilians in the U.S. this week. These attacks and the ideologies behind them are absolutely diametrically opposed to the teachings of all religions and to our cultural values. Taking human life gratuitously is an extremely grave sin as you see in the Qur'anic verse which reads: "Whosoever kills a human being for other than manslaughter or corruption on the land shall be as if he has killed all mankind, and whosoever saves the life of one, it shall be as if he had saved the life of all mankind," (Al-Ma'idah:32). Our response to the hatred emails that we received earlier today is that we understand and share the sender's pain and indignation; and we are equally appalled at what transpired this past Tuesday. However, we should not give in to ignorant stereotyping and racial and cultural bigotry. Islam, the religion of tolerance, whose very name derives from the word "peace", holds the human soul in high esteem, and considers the attack against innocent human beings a grave sin, You can find a multitude of verses in the Holy Qur'an that are to this effect. May God bless the souls of all our dead and grant all of the families with peace and patience and the strength to overcome sorrow. Our hearts and prayers to the families and we ask God to grant the World with Peace and Prosperity. Sincerely, Asaad Y Alnajjar, Executive Director AINC http://www.ArabicDomainName.org CEO Millennium Inc. / Los Angeles-USA -- __________________ Stuart Lynn President and CEO ICANN 4676 Admiralty Way, Suite 330 Marina del Rey, CA 90292 Tel: 310-823-9358 Fax: 310-823-8649 Email: lynn@icann.org
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