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Mar. 11th, 2005 09:18 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
theweaselkingMuslims in Spain issued a fatwa against Osama bin Laden yesterday.
The fatwa said that, in accordance with the Koran, "the terrorist acts of Osama bin Laden and his organisation al-Qa'eda... are totally banned and must be roundly condemned as part of Islam".
The fatwa is believed to represent the first major condemnation of bin Laden by a mainstream Muslim organisation.
The statement was intended as a move to rehabilitate the reputation of the Spanish Muslim community after the attacks, when Islamist terrorists exploded 10 bombs on commuter trains in Madrid, killing 191 and injuring 1,500.
Flags will be flown at half-mast, bells rung and prayers said in churches and Madrid's main mosque today.
The fatwa said that, in accordance with the Koran, "the terrorist acts of Osama bin Laden and his organisation al-Qa'eda... are totally banned and must be roundly condemned as part of Islam".
The fatwa is believed to represent the first major condemnation of bin Laden by a mainstream Muslim organisation.
The statement was intended as a move to rehabilitate the reputation of the Spanish Muslim community after the attacks, when Islamist terrorists exploded 10 bombs on commuter trains in Madrid, killing 191 and injuring 1,500.
Flags will be flown at half-mast, bells rung and prayers said in churches and Madrid's main mosque today.