Muslims DO Speak Out, We’re Just Not Listening | Rabbi Marc Schneier

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  • « Les musulmans DENONCENT LE TERRORISME, nous ne les écoutons PAS » Rabbin Marc Schneier

    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rabbi-marc-schneier/muslims-do-speak-out-were_b_6979246.html

    Indeed, the turnout by Muslims in Norway in support of their Jewish countrymen is only one of several recent examples of European Muslims denouncing extremist violence and declaring loudly and clearly their support for freedom of expression and Muslim-Jewish friendship. (...) In the wake of the horrendous shootings (...) in Paris that left 17 dead at Charlie Hebdo and the Hyper Casher market, 70 imams, rabbis and Muslim and activists from France, the United Kingdom and Italy marched together in the Paris Unity Rally chanting the slogan: “We Refuse to be Enemies.”

    I would hope that these inspiring actions will penetrate the consciousness of members of the Jewish community who continue to repeat like a broken record, ’Why don’t moderate Muslims speak out against the horrors perpetuated by fellow Muslims?’ In fact, as is becoming unmistakably clear, mainstream Muslims are speaking out clearly and consistently, condemning Islamist extremist violence as immoral and counter to the fundamental precepts of Islam. When are we going to lower our own voices for long enough to hear what mainstream Muslim leaders are actually saying? When are we going to reach out and enlist them as essential allies in an effective international coalition to combat Islamist extremism?