After historic Auschwitz trip, Muslim World League pays tribute to Srebrenica victims

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POTOCARI, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Feb. 11, 2020 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

The Secretary General of the Muslim World League paid tribute to the victims of

the Srebrenica genocide on Sunday, building on his recent trip to Auschwitz to

raise awareness about threats to minorities around the world.

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On a visit to Bosnia-Herzegovina, Dr. Mohammed Al-Issa traveled to the Memorial

Center in Potocari. The visit to the memorial comes just two weeks after his

participation in the commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the liberation of

Auschwitz, which made him the most senior Islamic leader ever to visit the camp.

"Today's visit by the Muslim World League sends an important message: We will

never allow a repeat of what happened at Srebrenica to anyone, anywhere in the

world," said Dr. Al-Issa, who is widely recognized as a global leader in the

promotion of moderate Islam and interfaith partnerships.

"This place is a site of sorrow but also resolve for the Muslim world. It

reminds us what the forces of hate can do if good people and those in a

position of power do nothing to stop them," Dr. Al-Issa said. "We are obliged

to protect the memory and truth of the Srebrenica genocide and the mass

atrocities against Bosnians in the 1990s, not only among Muslims around the

world, but for all of humanity."

Al-Issa was welcomed at the Memorial Center by President of the Steering Board

Sefket Hafizovic, Director Emir Suljagic, and representatives of the victims,

witnesses, and family members of those who perished in the genocide.

"The Srebrenica Memorial Center is an institution that has an open door for all

people who acknowledge the crime of genocide, want to proactively support our

programs of education and dissemination of the truth about genocide, and are

willing to work with us to prevent the crime of genocide from happening again,"

Hafizovic said.

"Dr. Al-Issa and the Muslim World League have been leaders in speaking out for

the victims of genocide. He has elevated this essential cause so that it's at

the heart of inter-religious dialogue, both here in the region, everywhere else

in the world."

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