LAHORE: Islam does not support extremism; in fact it supports peace and harmony, scholar Dr Mehmood Ahmad Ghazi said on Thursday.He told participants at a seminar on ‘The role of the youth in combating extremism’ at Forman Christian College University (FCCU) that the unjust treatment meted out to Muslim countries across the world was the basic reason of extremism in the Muslim world. “Western countries are occupying Muslim territories across the globe,” he added.The Iqbal International Institute for Research and Formanite Islamic Society of FCCU organised the seminar.He said, “Palestine, Iraq and Afghanistan are under occupation and their occupiers are eyeing their resources. This is injustice and is creating extremists in Muslim countries. The activities of these extremists are a big challenge at this time.”He said Muslims felt helpless and took extreme measures while reacting to injustices. “Western countries need to think about the root problem and start solving them.”He said terrorists were not linked to Islam, but the western media was doing exactly that; showing Muslims as the only terrorists.He said the younger generations should follow the Quran and Sunnah and work hard to lead a good and honest life.FCCU vice principal Dr Christy Munir said the role of the youth to combat terrorism was important and that the university was working to polish its students. --(Daily Times)
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