Historic Interfaith Statement on the Victims of ISIS in Iraq

The “Historic Interfaith Statement,” facilitated by UNITAD  in Iraq recently, is indeed a historic event. It is indeed a great achievement to get all the various religious leaders of Iraq to jointly sign such a document. Although the contents of the document are well known and seem obvious, the tragedy is that there seems to be still many people in the world today who reject them both in theory and practice.

It is therefore significant that all these leaders of the main religious communities of Iraq have come together to openly jointly sign the document. Precisely because we cannot take it for granted that everyone accepts the document, there is need for a patient spreading of the good news. The final test of the document will be in its implementation on the practical level. On this, one can only wish them all the best.

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