ط¨ظٹط§ظ† ظ…ظ† ظ…ط¬ظ„ط³ ط¥ط¯ط§ط±ط© ط§ظ„ظ…ط±ظƒط² ط§ظ„ط¹ط§ظ„ظ…ظ‰  ظ„ظ„ظ‚ط±ط¢ظ† ط§ظ„ظƒط±ظٹظ…

ط¨ط´ط£ظ† ط§ظ„ط®ط·ط§ط¨ ط§ظ„ط°ظٹ ظٹط­ط¶ ط¹ظ„ظ‰ ط§ظ„ظƒط±ط§ظ‡ظٹط© ط¶ط¯ ط§ظ„ظ…ط³ظ„ظ…ظٹظ†  ظ…ظ† ظ…ط±ط´ط­ظٹ ط§ظ„ط±ط¦ط§ط³ط© ط§ظ„ط¬ظ…ظ‡ظˆط±ظٹظٹظ†

   ط§ظ„ظ…ط±ظƒط² ط§ظ„ط¹ط§ظ„ظ…ظ‰ ظ„ظ„ظ‚ط±ط¢ظ† ط§ظ„ظƒط±ظٹظ… طŒ ظˆط§ظ„ط°ظ‰ ط£ط³ط³ظ‡ ط¯ . ط£ط­ظ…ط¯ طµط¨ط­ظ‰ ظ…ظ†طµظˆط± ظٹطھط¨ظ†ظ‰ ط§ظ„طھط¹ط±ظٹظپ ط¨ط§ظ„ط·ط¨ظٹط¹ط© ط§ظ„ط³ظ„ظ…ظٹط©  ظ„ظ„ط¥ط³ظ„ط§ظ…, ظˆظ…ظ†ط° طھط£ط³ظٹط³ظ‡ ظˆظ‚ظپ ط§ظ„ظ…ط±ظƒط² ط§ظ„ط¹ط§ظ„ظ…ظ‰ ظ„ظ„ظ‚ط±ط¢ظ† ط§ظ„ظƒط±ظٹظ… ط¨ط­ط²ظ… ط¶ط¯ ظ‚ظˆظ‰ ط§ظ„طھط·ط±ظپ ظˆط§ظ„ط§ط±ظ‡ط§ط¨ ط§ظ„طھظ‰ طھظ‡ط¯ط¯ ط§ظ„ظ…ط¬طھظ…ط¹ط§طھ ط§ظ„ظ…ط³ط§ظ„ظ…ط© ظپظ‰ ط§ظ„ط¹ط§ظ„ظ… . ظˆظٹطھظƒظˆظ† ظ…ط¬ظ„ط³ ط¥ط¯ط§ط±ط© ط§ظ„ظ…ط±ظƒط² ط§ظ„ط¹ط§ظ„ظ…ظ‰ ظ…ظ† ط´ط®طµظٹط§طھ ط­ظ‚ظˆظ‚ظٹط© ظ…ظ† ظ…ط®طھظ„ظپ ط§ظ„ط§طھط¬ط§ظ‡ط§طھ طŒ ظٹظ‡ظˆط¯ظٹط© ظˆظ…ط³ظٹط­ظٹط© ظˆظ…ط³ظ„ظ…ط© طŒ ظٹطھط¨ظ†ظˆظ† ط§ظ„ط­ظˆط§ط± ط§ظ„ط³ظ„ظ…ظ‰ ط§ظ„ط§ظٹط¬ط§ط¨ظ‰ ط¨ظٹظ† ط§ظ„ط¹ظ‚ط§ط¦ط¯ .

 ظˆطھظ…ط³ظƒط§ ط¨ط§ظ„ظ‚ظٹظ… ط§ظ„طھظ‰ ظٹطھط¨ط§ظ‡ط§ ط§ظ„ظ…ط±ظƒط² ط§ظ„ط¹ط§ظ„ظ…ظ‰ ظ„ظ„ظ‚ط±ط¢ظ† ط§ظ„ظƒط±ظٹظ… ظپط¥ظ†ظ‡ ظٹط³طھظ†ظƒط± ط§ظ„ط®ط·ط§ط¨ ط§ظ„ط¹ظ†طµط±ظ‰ ظˆط§ظ„ظ„ط§ط¥ظ†ط³ط§ظ†ظ‰ ط§ظ„ط°ظ‰ ظٹط³طھط®ط¯ظ…ظ‡ ط¯ظˆظ†ط§ظ„ط¯ طھط±ط§ظ…ط¨ ظˆط¹ط¯ط© ظ…ط±ط´ط­ظٹظ† ظ„ظ„ط±ط¦ط§ط³ط© ط§ظ„ط£ظ…ط±ظٹظƒظٹط© ظˆط§ظ„طھظ‰ طھطµظپ ط§ظ„ظ…ط³ظ„ظ…ظٹظ† ط¨ط§ظ„ط§ط±ظ‡ط§ط¨ .ظ‡ط°ط§ ط§ظ„ظˆطµظپ طھط®ط§ظ„ظپ ط§ظ„ط·ط¨ظٹط¹ط© ط§ظ„ط³ظ„ظ…ظٹط© ط§ظ„ط³ظ…ط­ط© ظ„ظ„ط¥ط³ظ„ط§ظ… . ط¥ظ†ظ‡ط§ طھظ†ط·ط¨ظ‚ ط¹ظ„ظ‰ ط§ظ„ظˆظ‡ط§ط¨ظٹط© ط§ظ„طھظ‰ طھطھط¨ظ†ط§ظ‡ط§ ظˆطھظ†ط´ط±ظ‡ط§ ط§ظ„ط¯ظˆظ„ط© ط§ظ„ط³ط¹ظˆط¯ظٹط© طŒ ظˆط§ظ„طھظ‰ ظ†ط¨ط¹طھ ظ…ظ†ظ‡ط§ ( ط¯ط§ط¹ط´ ). ظˆظ‡ط°ظ‡ ط§ظ„ط§ط³ط§ط،ط© ط§ظ„ظ‰ ط§ظ„ط§ط³ظ„ط§ظ… ظ„ط§ ظٹط³طھظپظٹط¯ ظ…ظ†ظ‡ط§ ط³ظˆظ‰ ط¯ط§ط¹ط´ .  

ظˆظٹط±ظ‰ ط§ظ„ظ…ط±ظƒط² ط§ظ„ط¹ط§ظ„ظ…ظ‰ ظ„ظ„ظ‚ط±ط¢ظ† ط§ظ„ظƒط±ظٹظ… ط£ظ† ط®ط·ط§ط¨ ط§ظ„ظƒط±ط§ظ‡ظٹط© ط§ظ„ط°ظ‰ ظٹطھط¨ظ†ط§ظ‡ ط¯ظˆظ†ط§ظ„ط¯ طھط±ط§ظ…ط¨ ظ„ط§ ظٹط®طھظ„ظپ ط¹ظ† ط®ط·ط§ط¨ ( ط¯ط§ط¹ط´ ) . ظˆط§ظ„ظˆط§ظ‚ط¹ ط£ظ† ط§ظ„ظ…طھط·ط±ظپظٹظ† ظ…ظ† ط§ظ„ط¬ط§ظ†ط¨ظٹظ† ظ‡ظ… ط§ظ„ط±ط§ط¨ط­ظˆظ† ظپظ‰ ط¥ط³طھظ…ط±ط§ط± ظˆطھطµط§ط¹ط¯ ظ‡ط°ظ‡ ط§ظ„ظ†ظˆط¹ظٹط© ظ…ظ† ط§ظ„ط®ط·ط§ط¨ ط§ظ„ظ…ظ„ظ‰ط، ط¨ط§ظ„ظƒط±ط§ظ‡ظٹط© ظˆط§ظ„ط¯ط¹ظˆط© ظ„ظ„ط¹ظ†ظپ .  ط®ط·ط§ط¨ ط§ظ„ظƒط±ط§ظ‡ظٹط© ظ‡ط°ط§ ظ„ط§ ظٹط®طھط·ظپ ظپظ‚ط· ط§ظ„ط£طµظˆط§طھ ط§ظ„ط³ظ„ظ…ظٹط© ظ„ظ„ظ…ط³ظ„ظ…ظٹظ† ظˆط§ظ„ظٹظ‡ظˆط¯ ظˆط§ظ„ظ…ط³ظٹط­ظٹظٹظ† ظˆط§ظ„ط¹ظ„ظ…ط§ظ†ظٹظٹظ† ظˆظ„ظƒظ†ظ‡ ط£ظٹط¶ط§ ظٹط®ظ„ظ‚ ط¥ظ†ظ‚ط³ط§ظ…ط§طھ ظƒط§ط°ط¨ط© ط¨ظٹظ†ظ†ط§ .

ظˆظٹط¤ظƒط¯ ط§ظ„ظ…ط±ظƒط² ط§ظ„ط¹ط§ظ„ظ…ظ‰ ظ„ظ„ظ‚ط±ط¢ظ† ط§ظ„ظƒط±ظٹظ… ط¹ظ„ظ‰ ط£ظ‡ظ…ظٹط© ظ…ط´ط§ط±ظƒط© ط§ظ„ظ…ط³ظ„ظ…ظٹظ† ط§ظ„ظ…ط³ط§ظ„ظ…ظٹظ† ظپظ‰ ظ…ظˆط§ط¬ظ‡ط© ط§ظ„ط§ط±ظ‡ط§ط¨ طŒ ظپظ†ط­ظ† ظ‚ط¯ ظˆظ‚ط¹ظ†ط§ ط¨ظٹظ† ط¯ط§ط¹ط´ ط§ظ„طھظ‰ ظ‚طھظ„طھ ظ…ظ† ط§ظ„ظ…ط³ظ„ظ…ظٹظ† ط£ظƒط«ط± ظ…ظ…ط§ ظ‚طھظ„طھ ظ…ظ† ط؛ظٹط±ظ‡ظ… طŒ ظˆط¨ظٹظ† ط®ط·ط§ط¨ ط§ظ„ظƒط±ط§ظ‡ظٹط© ظˆط§ظ„طھط¹طµط¨ ظ…ظ† ظ‡ط°ظ‡ ط§ظ„ط£ظ‚ظ„ظٹط© ظپظ‰ ط§ظ„ط؛ط±ط¨ .

ط¥ظ† ظ…ظˆط§ط¬ظ‡ط© ط§ظ„ط§ط±ظ‡ط§ط¨ ظ„ط§ ظٹظ…ظƒظ† ط£ظ† طھظ†ط¬ط­ ط¥ظ„ط§ ط¨ط§ظ„ط¢طھظ‰ :

1 ظ€ ط§ظ„طھط£ظƒظٹط¯ ط¹ظ„ظ‰ ط§ظ„ط·ط¨ظٹط¹ط© ط§ظ„ط³ظ„ظ…ظٹط© ظ„ظ„ط§ط³ظ„ط§ظ… ظˆطھط£ظƒظٹط¯ ط§ظ„طھظ†ط§ظ‚ط¶ ط¨ظٹظ† ط§ظٹط¯ظ„ظˆط¬ظٹط© ط¯ط§ط¹ط´ ط§ظ„ظˆظ‡ط§ط¨ظٹط© ظˆط§ظ„طھط¹ط§ظ„ظٹظ… ط§ظ„ط§ط³ظ„ط§ظ…ظٹط© ط§ظ„ط­ظ‚ظٹظ‚ظٹط© .

2 ظ€ظ€ ط§ظ„ط§ط³طھط؛ظ„ط§ظ„ ط§ظ„ط£ظ‚طµظ‰ ظ„ظˆط³ط§ط¦ط· ط§ظ„ط§طھطµط§ظ„ ظˆط§ظ„ط§ط¹ظ„ط§ظ… ظپظ‰ ظپط¶ط­ ط¯ط§ط¹ط´ ظˆطھظ‚ظ„ظٹظ„ طھط£ط«ظٹط±ظ‡ط§ ط§ظ„ط§ط¹ظ„ط§ظ…ظ‰ ظپظ‰ طھط¬ظ†ظٹط¯ ط£طھط¨ط§ط¹ظ‡ط§ . ظˆظپظ‰ ظ…ظˆظ‚ط¹ ( ط£ظ‡ظ„ ط§ظ„ظ‚ط±ط¢ظ† ) ط£ظ…ط«ظ„ط© ظ„ظ‡ط°ط§ ط§ظ„ظ†ط¶ط§ظ„ ط¹ظ„ظ‰ ط§ظ„ط§ظ†طھط±ظ†طھ .

3 ظ€ ط­ط´ط¯ ط§ظ„ط£ط؛ظ„ط¨ظٹط© ط§ظ„ط³ط§ط­ظ‚ط© ط§ظ„ظ…ط³ط§ظ„ظ…ط© ظ…ظ† ط§ظ„ظ…ط³ظ„ظ…ظٹظ† ظپظ‰ ظ‡ط°ظ‡ ط§ظ„ط¸ط±ظˆظپ ظ„ط§ط¸ظ‡ط§ط± ظ‚ظٹظ… ط§ظ„ط§ط³ظ„ط§ظ… ظپظ‰ ط§ظ„ط±ط­ظ…ط© ظˆط§ظ„طھط¹ط§ط·ظپ ظˆط§ظ„ظƒط±ظ… ظˆط§ظ„ط³ظ„ط§ظ…  . ظˆظ„ط§ ط¨ط¯ ظ…ظ† ط¥ط¯ط±ط§ظƒ ط£ظ† ظ‡ط°ط§ ظ‡ظˆ ظ…ظ‡ظ…ط© ظ…ظ‚ط¯ط³ط© ظپظ‰ ظ‡ط°ط§ ط§ظ„ظˆظ‚طھ ط§ظ„ط¹طµظٹط¨ .  

4 ظ€ظ€ طھط¹ط²ظٹط² ط«ظ‚ط§ظپط© ط§ظ„ط­ظˆط§ط± ظˆط§ظ„ط§ظ†ط¯ظ…ط§ط¬ ظˆط§ظ„طھط¹ط§ط±ظپ ظˆط§ظ„ط§ط­طھط±ط§ظ… ظ„ظ„ظ…ط³ظ„ظ…ظٹظ† ظپظ‰ ط§ظ„ظˆظ„ط§ظٹط§طھ ط§ظ„ظ…طھط­ط¯ط© .

5 ظ€ ط¯ط¹ظˆط© ط¬ظ…ظٹط¹ ط§ظ„ظ…ط³ط§ط¬ط¯ ظپظ‰ ط§ظ„ظˆظ„ط§ظٹط§طھ ط§ظ„ظ…طھط­ط¯ط© ط§ظ„ظ‰ ظ…ط¹ط§ط±ط¶ط© ط§ظ„ط§ظٹط¯ظ„ظˆط¬ظٹط© ط§ظ„ظˆظ‡ط§ط¨ظٹط© طŒ ظˆط£ظ† طھطھط¨ظ†ظ‰ ط§ظ„ط¯ط¹ظˆط© ظ„ظ„ظ‚ظٹظ… ط§ظ„ط§ط³ظ„ط§ظ…ظٹط© ط§ظ„ط¹ظ„ظٹط§ ظ…ظ† ط§ظ„ط³ظ„ط§ظ… ظˆط§ظ„ط­ط±ظٹط© ظˆط§ظ„ط¹ط¯ظ„ ظˆط§ظ„طھط³ط§ظ…ط­ .

ظپظ‰ ظ‡ط°ظ‡ ط§ظ„ط£ظˆظ‚ط§طھ ط§ظ„ط¹طµظٹط¨ط© ظˆط§ظ„طھظ‰ ظٹطھط¹ط±ط¶ ظپظٹظ‡ط§ ط§ظ„ظ†ط³ظٹط¬ ط§ظ„ط§ط¬طھظ…ط§ط¹ظ‰ ظ„ظ„ط£ظ…ط© ط§ظ„ط£ظ…ط±ظٹظƒظٹط© ظ„ظ„طھظ‡ط¯ظٹط¯ ظپط¥ظ† ط§ظ„ط­ظ„ ط§ظ„ظˆط­ظٹط¯ ط£ظ† ظ†طھظ…ط³ظƒ ط¬ظ…ظٹط¹ط§ ط¨ط§ظ„ظ‚ظٹظ… ط§ظ„ط£ظ…ط±ظٹظƒظٹط© ط§ظ„طھظ‰ ظ‡ظ‰ ط£ظٹط¶ط§ ظ†ظپط³ ط§ظ„ظ‚ظٹظ… ط§ظ„ط¥ط³ظ„ط§ظ…ظٹط© ظ…ظ† ط§ظ„ط­ط±ظٹط© ط§ظ„ط¯ظٹظ†ظٹط© ظˆط§ظ„طھط³ط§ظ…ط­ ظˆط¥ط­طھط±ط§ظ… ط§ظ„طھظ†ظˆط¹ . ط¨ظ‡ط°ط§ ظپظ‚ط· ظٹظ…ظƒظ† ط£ظ† ظ†ظ‡ط²ظ… ط§ظ„ظ…طھط·ط±ظپظٹظ† . ظ†ط­ظ† ظ†ط¯ط¹ظˆ ط§ظ„ط¬ظ…ظ‡ظˆط±ظٹظٹظ† ظˆط§ظ„ط¯ظٹظ…ظ‚ط±ط§ط·ظٹظٹظ† ظپظ‰ ظƒظ„ ظ…ظƒط§ظ† ظ„ظٹظ„ط­ظ‚ظˆط§ ط¨ظ†ط§ ظپظ‰ ط­ط±ط¨ ط§ظ„ظ…طھط·ط±ظپظٹظ† ط¨ظƒظ„ ط§ظ„ط®ظٹط± ط§ظ„ط°ظ‰ ظپظ‰ ط§ظ„ط§ط³ظ„ط§ظ… ظˆظƒظ„ ط§ظ„ط¯ظٹط§ظ†ط§طھ ط§ظ„ط£ط®ط±ظ‰ ظˆظ„ظٹط³ ط¨ط§طھظ‡ط§ظ… ط§ظ„ط§ط³ظ„ط§ظ… ط¨ط§ظ„ط¹ظ†ظپ .

ظ†ط­ظ† ط¹ظ„ظ‰ ط§ط³طھط¹ط¯ط§ط¯ ظ„ظ„ظ…ط´ط§ط±ظƒط© ظ…ط¹ ط³ط§ط¦ط± ط§ظ„ط·ظˆط§ط¦ظپ ط§ظ„ط¯ظٹظ†ظٹط© ظˆط§ظ„ط¹ظ„ظ…ط§ظ†ظٹط© ظ„ظ…ط­ط§ط±ط¨ط© ظƒظ„ ط§ظ†ظˆط§ط¹ ط§ظ„طھط·ط±ظپ .

 ط±ط¦ظٹط³ ظ…ط¬ظ„ط³ ط§ظ„ط¥ط¯ط§ط±ط©

ط³ط¨طھط²ط¨ط±ط؛ ط§ظٹط±ظپظٹظ†ط؛طŒ ط§ظ„ظ…ط­ط§ظ…ظ‰

ط§ظ„ط±ط¦ظٹط³ : ط£ط­ظ…ط¯ طµط¨ط­ظ‰ ظ…ظ†طµظˆط±

ظ†ط§ط¦ط¨ ط§ظ„ط±ط¦ظٹط³ : ط´ط±ظٹظپ ظ…ظ†طµظˆط± 

ظ…ط­ظ…ط¯ ط¯ظ†ط¯ط§ظ†

ظ…ط­ظ…ط¯ طµط§ط¯ظ‚  

ط³ط§ظ†ط¯ظٹ ظ‡ط§ط±طھ

Statement by the Board of the International Quranic Center

on the Hateful Speech against Muslims by Republican Presidential Candidates

The International Quranic Center (IQC), founded by Dr. Ahmed Subhy Mansour, promotes a peaceful, inclusive, and ethical vision of Islam.  Since its inception, IQC has stood firmly against forces of extremism and violence that threaten peaceful communities living around the world. The Board of IQC includes Muslims from a variety of backgrounds, Jews, and Christians, all committed to mutual respect and interfaith dialogue. 

In line with its core mission and values, the Board of IQC denounces the repeated, dehumanizing and racist rhetoric used by Donald Trump and several other Republican presidential candidates characterizing Muslims as inherently violent and dangerous.  These problematic statements incorrectly equate the core beliefs of Islam with the violent and theologically false Wahhabist interpretations of the faith promoted by the Saudi government and now ISIS (Daesh). 

IQC finds the hateful statements of Trump and others to be no better than statements made by ISIS followers. Indeed, extremists on all sides remain the only winners in the continuing escalation of violence and hate.  Not only does this rhetoric hijack the voice of peaceful Muslims, Christians, Jews, and secular people but it creates false divisions among us.

The International Quranic Center emphasizes the importance of including peaceful Muslims in the fight against terrorism. We are caught between ISIS, which kills more Muslims than any other group, and the hateful rhetoric of a prejudiced minority in the West.

The struggle against violent extremism cannot succeed without the following:

1- Emphasizing the peaceful nature of Islam to Muslims and non-Muslims, and exposing the contradiction between ISIS’s Wahhabist ideology and the true teachings of Islam;

2- Maximizing the power of social media to broadcast the truths of Islam and respond with grace and strength to contradict ISIS with example, fact and reason and weaken their recruitment techniques. See the IQC website for examples of this form of online engagement;

3- Galvanizing the overwhelming majority of peaceful Muslims to rise to the occasion to demonstrate the true tenants of Islam with compassion and hospitality. Recognizing that becoming a model of peace during such difficult times is our sacred task;

4-Fostering a culture of dialogue, inclusion, and respect for Muslims in the United States;

5-Inviting all mosques in the United States to reject Wahhabist ideologies and adopt the core values of Islam: peace, justice, and freedom.

In these troubling times when the social fabric of the American nation is being threatened, the only solution is for all of us to stand by the American and Islamic values of religious freedom, tolerance, and diversity.  Only by this example can we win the war on extremism. We invite Republicans and Democrats everywhere to join us in fighting violent extremism by communicating what Islam and all of the religions of the world share and not by painting Islam as a religion of violence.

We stand ready to partner with other religious and secular communities to fight both the forces of Islamophobia and violent extremism.

Ahmed Subhy Mansour

President of the International Quranic Center

 Board of Directors

Irving Spitzberg, Esq., Chair

 Ahmed Mansour, President

Sherif Mansour, Vice President

Mohamed Dandan

Mohamed Sadek

Sande Hart