Ghani Condemns Killing under the Name of Islam

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani told insurgents that “Islam is not being threatened, it is your rebellion which is hurting Muslims.”
Discrimination against residents of the country is unacceptable and the government is to take action over the issue, Ghani said.
Speaking at a ceremony at the Presidential Place on Milad-un-Nabi – the Birthday of Muslims’ Prophet Mohammad. Ghani said, “Our society doesn’t need discrimination, it doesn’t allow it,” Ghani said.
“Those who have anti-female sentiments and want to place obstacles on the way of the success of the Muslim women of Afghanistan, are in a real sense, undermining the development of the country and the progress of Islamic civilization,” said Ghani.
He also pointed to the insurgents and said that “Islam is not being threatened, it is your rebellion which is hurting Muslims.”
“Killing of innocent civilians does not have any place in Islam and those who are killing the people under name of Islam are murderers,” he added.
“Those bloodthirsty criminals who say that Islam is in danger, I want to tell them that Islam is not in danger, but it is the killings, crimes and treason which have devastated the Muslims,” said Ghani.
Meanwhile, the presidential palace has said in a statement that the president has offered an apology to the Afghan women over his recent remarks about the scarf.
On Saturday, Ghani stated that those who cannot prove their allegations of the links between Daesh and the government officials should wear the scarf. But the remarks led to a strong backlash among Afghans, women in particular.