Kuwaiti and Saudi intellectuals condemn attacks on Christians

(January 12, 2011) A strong condemnation of attacks against Christian Arabs has been expressed by some sixty teachers, writers and human rights activists, mostly Kuwaitis and Saudis. In addition to condemning the wave of assassinations and terrorist attacks that have targeted Christians in the Arab and Muslim world, their statement speaks out against terrorist groups' attempts to isolate them, and force them to emigrate from their homelands. The condemnation, which comes from two of the most conservative countries in the Islamic world, is the latest of a long series of reactions from the Muslim cultural and religious world to the attacks and violence against Christians.
In fact, the Middle East Online on Monday, published a reflection by a Muslim writer, who lives in the United States, Hesham Hassaballa. In recalling some affirmations by Muhammad, the Muslim writer said that attacks against Christians and churches are condemned by Islam. "In the words of the Prophet Mohammed, Christians and Muslims are his 'citizens', one people with different faiths," he said.