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204 Islam Denounces Terrorism

The Cruelty of Anti-Semitism
Must be Stopped

Our world has seen its fair share of brutality.

From Hulagu Khan, who boasted about killing 200,000 Mus-
lims during his violent week-long rampage in the city of
Baghdad, which also resulted in the complete destruction of
centuries-old heritage, to Vikings that took what they
deemed desirable by force, to the modern-day Syrian

regime targeting its own people, we can say that our world
has witnessed some unspeakable acts of violence and still
does in such places as East Turkestan, Kashmir and Iraq
among many others.

However, throughout history, some groups were targeted
more than others. Like the Jewish people: Their ordeal start-
ed at the hands of Pharaoh, who killed their boys and let
only their girls live. The oppression against Jews continued
throughout antiquity, at the hands of the Assyrians, Babylon

and the Romans, who massacred and exiled Jews and
destroyed their temples and cities. In medieval times, Jews
were once again targeted, labelled, discriminated against
and chased away from wherever they took shelter. The
oppression continued in recent history when six million Jews
were slaughtered by Nazis.

Today, that persecution still goes on in some parts of the
world.