International: OIC denounces cartoons violence
Source:
BBC The Organisation of Islamic Countries has denounced calls for the death of the Danish cartoonist. OIC Secretary General Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu said in Pakistan that the calls were un-Islamic and urged Muslims to refrain from violent protests.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4736854.stm
Submitted on Wed, 02/22/2006 - 00:00
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