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sionate and peaceful attitude towards other religions is one of the great-
est responsibilities of the present age. In that way, the wind can be
taken out of the sails of oppressive regimes such as that in China, which

attempt to gain world sympathy by portraying the Muslims they op-
press as terrorists, and it will also enable the real truth to emerge.
Muslims must make it absolutely clear that they are not seeking a
"conflict of civilizations," but that, on the contrary, they wish to see
peace and harmony between all religions and civilizations, and that
this is an essential element of the morality of the Qur'an.
In short, Muslims must work to bring peace and stability to the
world, and oppose all forces that stand against that peace and stability,
even those that hide under an "Islamic" mask. We must not forget that
the rule of war and confusion, as opposed to peace and security, is de-
scribed in the Qur'an as "fitna" (disbelief and its imposition on others) a
sin which Allah has cursed.

THE HISTORIC RESPONSIBILITY FACING
TURKEY

The views that have been expressed above regarding the situation
in both East Turkestan and the Islamic world, reveal that the Republic
of Turkey has a particular responsibility in this context.
Let us first consider the matter from the point of view of East
Turkestan. More than any other nation, Turkey needs to extend a help-
ing hand to the Muslims of East Turkestan, because the Uighur
Muslims are Turks. That gives Turkey a great international advantage
when it comes to defending the legal rights of East Turkestan. In the
same way that Turkey is seen by the international community as quite
justified in defending the rights of the Turks in Macedonia and the
Turkmens in Northern Iraq, it will also be seen as justified in taking up

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