Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani warned on Wednesday that insulting the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) will only encourage “violence and bloodshed” following Paris’ defense of the publication of cartoons depicting the holy Prophet. “Insulting the prophet is no achievement. It’s immoral. It’s encouraging violence,” Rouhani said in a televised speech during the ...
The Grand Imam of Egypt’s al-Azhar on Wednesday called on the international community to criminalize the anti-Muslim actions, following images being displayed in France of the Prophet Mohammad that Muslims see as blasphemous. Sheikh Ahmad al-Tayeb also said that al-Azhar strongly rejects the use of anti-Muslim sentiment to rally votes ...