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CAIRO, Egypt – The Arab League and Al-Azhar, Sunni Islam’s most prestigious center of learning, both condemned a deadly attack Wednesday, January 7, on a Paris satirical newspaper.
“Arab League chief Nabil al-Arabi strongly condemns the terrorist attack on Charlie Hebdo newspaper in Paris,” the League said after gunmen stormed the weekly’s offices killing at least 12 people and chanting “Allahu Akbar” (God is greatest).
Al-Azhar condemned the “criminal attack,” saying that “Islam denounces any violence”, in remarks carried by Egypt’s state news agency MENA.
In a separate statement to Agence France-Presse (AFP), Al-Azhar senior official Abbas Shoman said the institution “does not approve of using violence even if it was in response to an offence committed against sacred Muslim sentiments”.
Charlie Hebdo has sparked anger in the past among Muslims for publishing cartoons of the prophet Mohamed. – Rappler.com
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