Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood has condemned the Boston Marathon bombings, saying that Islamic law, or Shariah, does not condone violence against civilians.
A Tuesday statement from the Islamist group’s political arm, the Freedom and Justice Party, expressed “condolences to the American people and to the families of victims, with hopes for a quick recovery of those injured.”
The party also says that Islamic law “firmly rejects assaults on civilians and doesn’t accept any means of terrorizing people, regardless of their religion, color, or gender.”
“The sinful assaults in Boston ascertain the necessity of solidarity of the international community in efforts to achieve justice and well-being for all nations and communities, and to ensure that these crimes don’t take place again,” the statement reads.
Egypt’s President Mohammed Morsi hails from the Brotherhood.
(AP)
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Thanks for this important piece of information. No doubt millions of people around the world were waiting anxiously to hear if the Brotherhood would condemn or praise this event. They dont call themselves Brotherhood for nothing.
That’s the english version for pr consumption and looks nothing like the chatter and tweets they say in arabic
“Islamic law, or Shariah, does not condone violence against civilians.”
They might want to inform the Palestine branch of the Muslim Brotherhood, better known as Hamas.