Felix the Cat
12-09-2005, 05:52 AM
Muslim leaders warn of 'crisis' (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4511548.stm)
Leaders of 57 Muslim countries have ended their summit with a warning that the Islamic world is in crisis because of the threat posed by terrorism.
The Organisation of the Islamic Conference statement urges decisive action to fight "deviant ideas".
The meeting in the holy Muslim city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia called for changes in national laws to criminalise financing and incitement of terrorism.
It also called for new school curriculums to purge extremist ideas.
The declaration also said that fatwas, or Islamic religious edicts, must only be issued by those who are authorised to do so.
A BBC analyst says there are doubts over whether the organisation can fulfil its aims, as its meetings are all too often an occasion for stale rhetoric.
Leaders of 57 Muslim countries have ended their summit with a warning that the Islamic world is in crisis because of the threat posed by terrorism.
The Organisation of the Islamic Conference statement urges decisive action to fight "deviant ideas".
The meeting in the holy Muslim city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia called for changes in national laws to criminalise financing and incitement of terrorism.
It also called for new school curriculums to purge extremist ideas.
The declaration also said that fatwas, or Islamic religious edicts, must only be issued by those who are authorised to do so.
A BBC analyst says there are doubts over whether the organisation can fulfil its aims, as its meetings are all too often an occasion for stale rhetoric.