MCC condemns London Bombing as barbaric and cowardly
"It's a crime against humanity"

TORONTO - The Muslim Canadian Congress has condemned the terrorist action in London and has labeled it as a barbaric action of cowards and a crime against humanity.

Reacting to reports that Al-Qaeda has claimed responsibility for the bombings, Niaz Salimi, President of the MCC, said, "For too long the Al-Qaeda and its apologists among the Muslim community have been holding the Muslim world hostage."

"The invasion of Iraq has led to a mushrooming of the Al-Qaeda terror network and will continue to do so. What was once confined to the mountains of Afghanistan has now grown into a worldwide terrorist network, thanks to George Bush. His administration has given the Al-Qaeda terrorists a gift they could not have imagined in their wildest dreams," added Niaz Salimi.

The MCC feels the actions of the London terrorists should cause us all to reflect on the dangers of mixing religion and politics. The Al-Qaeda terrorists have successfully usurped the Islamic narrative and are using faith as their rallying call. The MCC urges Muslim throughout the world to fight the terrorist cancer, which if not confronted, will affect the entire body of human civilization.

"As Muslims it is our responsibility to confront those who use our faith to spread terror and fear in our neighborhoods and cities. We need to speak unanimously in condemning the fundamentalism, irrespective of whether it comes from Bush or Bin Laden," said El-Farouk Khaki, Secretary General of the MCC.