| Tuesday, November 13, 2001, updated at 09:34(GMT+8) |
Arab Women Condemn Attempts to Link Terrorism and Islam |
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A special Arab women's summit on Monday slammed any attempts to link terrorism and Islam after the September 11 terror attacks in the US, stressing that Islam is a tolerant religion.
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A special Arab women's summit on Monday slammed any attempts to link terrorism and Islam after the September 11 terror attacks in the US, stressing that Islam is a tolerant religion.
The participants, including several Arab first ladies and representatives of the 22-member Arab League, expressed concerns over attempts to equate Islam with terrorism, in a final communique issued at the end of the two-day gathering in Cairo.
They warned that the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories has reached a "dangerous turning point" due to Israel's continued aggressions against the Palestinians.
"Arab women reaffirm their full support for the Palestinian women who are defending their territories and fighting for an independent Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital," the communique said.
The summit, chaired by Susan Mubarak, wife of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and chief of Egypt's National Council for Women (NCW), also reviewed a report on progress that has been made in Arab women's cause since the first Arab women's summit was held a year ago.
The first Arab women's summit decided to hold a summit every two years, and agreed to convene a special conference in 2001 to mark the Year of Arab Women.
The special summit was organized by the NCW, the Arab League and the Lebanese Hariri Foundation.
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