(8 Sept 09 - RV) The Spirit of Assisi meeting in the City of Krakow, Poland, is today
concluding. The Sant’Egidio sponsored gathering marked the 70th anniversary
of the beginning of the Second World War.
The meeting looked at conflict zones
in today’s world, and what religions can do to help sow peace.
Many of these
conflicts involve Muslim nations, but Islamic leaders attending the meeting said the
entire religion could not be judged on the actions of extremists.
The head
of the Islamic Centre in Delhi and the Centre for Peace and Spirituality, Maulana
Wahiduddin Khan, says Muslims must be judged by the tenants of Islam, instead of Islam
being judged by the actions of Muslims...