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Terror in Paris with One Voice, British Muslims Condemn the Paris Attacks Unreservedly Terror in Paris With one voice, British Muslims condemn the Paris attacks unreservedly l We offer our condolences to the victims and their families. l The barbaric acts of Daesh (or ISIS, as they are sometimes known) have no sanction in the religion of Islam, which forbids terrorism and the targeting of innocents. l Muslims have held vigils and donated blood for the victims. It is not the terrorists who represent our faith but brave individuals like Stade de France security guard Zouheir, who risked his life to stop the attackers. l We re-affirm our commitment to the values of pluralism and tolerance as the best defence against those who seek to create division and fear. The aim of attacks like those inflicted on Paris and other cities across the world is to turn communities against each other. As Muslims, Britons and Europeans, we must stand together to make sure they do not succeed. A statement organised by the Muslim Council of Britain on behalf of its affiliates and British Muslim communities Aalami Majlise Tahaffuze Khatme Nubuwwat Brent Islamic Circle Hounslow Jamia Masjid Karimia Institute Mosque & Islamic Centre (Edinburgh) (NIMFA) Teebah Abdullah Quilliam Society Brighton Mosque & Muslim Community Human Appeal International Kashmir Council For Human Rights Mount Pleasant Islamic Trust Norwich & Norfolk Muslim Association The Association of Muslim Governors Abrar Islamic Foundation Centre Human Care Hands Foundation UK, Khalil Foundation Muath Trust / Bordesley Centre Nuneaton Muslim Welfare & Cultural Assoc The Brighton and Hove Muslim Forum Abu Hurairah Academy Bristol Islamic Schools Trust Human Relief Foundation (Main) Khawateen (Association of Asian Muslim Mushkil Aasaan Omar Welfare House The Charity Network Ahlulbayt Islamic Mission (AIM) British Islamic Medical Association (BIMA) Hyderi Islamic Centre Ladies of North London) Muslim Aid Orphans in Need The Council of European Jamaats Al Furqan Education Trust British Muslim Association of Merton Ibrahim Mosque, Plaistow Khazinat Al-’Ilm Muslim Association of Bradford (Central Oxford Islamic Information Centre The European Academy for Islamic Studies Al Muntada Al Islami Trust Brondesbury College For Boys Ibn Rushd Society Kingston Muslim Association (Kingston Mosque) Paigham-e-Islam Trust The Federation of Student Islamic Societies Al Mustafa Trust International Burmese Muslim Association Ilford Islamic Centre Ltd Mosque) Muslim Association of Britain Pakistan Association - Leicestershire The International Qirat and Naat Association Al-Asr Scholastic Research Estb. 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