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Citing India, Obama calls for correcting distorted impression of Muslims
Washington: Citing the good work by Muslims around the world including India, with one of the world’s largest Muslim populations, US President Barack Obama acknowledged that many in the US have a distorted impression of Muslims.
A part of the challenge in fighting the scourge of terrorism, he said was to correct the distortion as “A lot of the bad, like terrorists who claim to speak for Islam, that’s absorbed by the general population. Not enough of the good.”
Obama was speaking on the final day Thursday of a three-day White House summit to counter violent extremism at the State Department attended by over 60 countries, including India. The Indian delegation is headed by R.N. Ravi, Chairman of India’s Joint Intelligence Committee.
“A painful truth that’s part of the challenge that brings us here today,” Obama said was that “in some of our countries, including the United States,” many people get “a very distorted impression” of the Muslims.
“So we have to remember these Muslim men and women -t he young Palestinian working to build understanding and trust with Israelis, but also trying to give voice to her people’s aspirations,” he said.
“Business leaders in India, with one of the world’s largest Muslim populations. Entrepreneurs unleashing new innovations in places like Malaysia. Health workers fighting to save lives from polio and from Ebola in West Africa,” Obama continued.
“We speak different languages, born of different races and ethnic groups, belong to different religions,” he said.
“We are here today because we are united against the scourge of violent extremism and terrorism.”
Outlining his vision to confront violent extremism, Obama called for remaining unwavering in fight against terrorist organizations, building democracy, breaking cycles of sectarian conflict and changing the perception of religious minorities and Muslims.
The President said the world has to confront the warped ideologies espoused by terrorists like Al Qaeda and Islamic State terror group in Iraq and Libya (ISIL), especially their attempt to use Islam to justify their violence.
“These terrorists are desperate for legitimacy,” he said. “And all of us have a responsibility to refute the notion that groups like ISIL somehow represent Islam, because that is a falsehood that embraces the terrorist narrative.”
Muslim communities too have a responsibility to push back, he said, “not just on twisted interpretations of Islam, but also on the lie that we are somehow engaged in a clash of civilizations; that America and the West are somehow at war with Islam.”
“The notion that the West is at war with Islam is an ugly lie,” Obama said. “And all of us, regardless of our faith, have a responsibility to reject it.”
“Groups like Al Qaeda and ISIL peddle the lie that some of our countries are hostile to Muslims,” he said calling “for more dialogues across countries and cultures.”
“But what’s most needed today, perhaps, are more dialogues within countries-not just across faiths, but also within faiths,” he said as “Terrorists traffic in lies and stereotypes about others-other religions, other ethnic groups.”
The summit concluded with the setting up of eight work-streams including one for “identifying and funding political and economic opportunities for communities that are vulnerable to radicalization and recruitment to violence.”
The participants will meet again in September in New York on the margins of the UN General Assembly to share progress achieved and announce strategies and concrete programs and initiatives aimed at addressing the drivers of violent extremism.
Lucknow: Vishal Singh, a renowned social worker from Lucknow, also known as Foodman, has once again made India proud. He was honored by the Happy Hands Gloves Cooperative Limited Company in Korathai, Thailand, for his work with the Hunger Free World Mission.
The Hunger Free World Mission’s meeting was held in Korathai, Thailand, under Vishal Singh’s leadership. Representatives from several countries, including Mr. Raja Dwivedi (Managing Director of Happy Hands Gloves Limited), Thailand Coordinator Mr. Raja Mishra, and member Mr. Varun Singh, attended the event.
Under Vishal Singh’s leadership, the attendees took a pledge to work together toward creating a hunger-free world.
Speaking on the occasion, Vishal Singh explained that the main goal of the Hunger Free World Mission is social participation. He said the mission is not just about feeding people but also about meeting other basic needs of those who are struggling. The mission focuses on helping families of terminally ill patients in hospitals by providing food and shelter. It also works to fulfill essential needs like education, jobs, and care for the elderly.
For the last 16 years, the Vijay Sri Foundation has been providing free services, benefiting thousands of people. Vishal Singh highlighted that the mission aims to gain global recognition like other organizations such as WHO, WWF, and Red Cross, which work for social causes.
During this meeting, Vishal Singh was appointed as the Chairman of the Hunger Free World Mission by representatives from various countries. They also discussed holding regular meetings in different countries to push the mission forward.
Business tycoon Dr. Abhishek Verma has also supported this humanitarian mission, vowing to promote the idea of “Seva Parmo Dharma” (Service is the highest duty) worldwide. Vishal Singh praised him, stating that people like Dr .Abhishek Verma inspire others to work for the betterment of society.
Recently, Romania’s Ambassador, Mr . Daniela Sezonov Ţane, invited Vishal Singh to the Romanian Embassy in Delhi, where they discussed the mission in detail. Impressed by his humanitarian work, she honored Vishal Singh and invited him to Romania to take the mission forward .
Food man Vishal Singh has been serving the people of India for the past 16 years. Through the Vijay Sri Foundation, he provides free meals to cancer patients & their families ,shelter, and education for women & children along with running free old-age homes in Lucknow.
In addition to his humanitarian work, Vishal Singh also addresses issues like crime and corruption through his role as Chairman of Seva Path Media and Managing Director of Vijay Sri Foundation.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Vishal Singh and his team worked tirelessly to provide food and help to the needy, including starving children, elderly citizens, and pregnant women. Despite contracting the virus himself, he continued to assist others after his recovery. He even created a life-saving oxygen regulator using household items, which was praised by doctors both in India and abroad.
In his address at the meeting, Vishal Singh spoke about his mission to create a hunger-free world. He pointed out that India’s large population, along with issues like unemployment and poverty, has caused the country to fall on the Hunger Index. He urged people to contribute just one handful of grains daily to help create a hunger-free world.
He concluded by saying that through social participation, we can empower the people around us, meet their basic needs, and work together to build a stronger, more prosperous, and developed society.
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