MUSLIM RIGHTS CONCERN (MURIC)
هيئة حقوق المسلمين
Motto: Dialogue, Not Violence
1st March, 2026
PRESS RELEASE:
KHAMENEI
KILLING: MUSLIMS SHOULD ALIENATE US, ALLIES – MURIC
Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed in a joint
US-Israel bombing of Iran yesterday.
Reacting to his killing, an Islamic human rights organization, the
Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), described the incident as extremely outrageous,
unlawful aggression and an assault on international law and order.
MURIC's reaction was expressed in a press release issued on Sunday,
1st March, 2026 by its Executive Director, Professor Ishaq Akintola.
He said:
"The supreme leader of the Republic of Iran, Ayatollah Ali
Khamenei, was killed in a joint US-Israel bombing of Iran yesterday, Saturday,
28th February, 2026.
"We
strongly condemn this killing. It is extremely outrageous, preposterous and
unlawful. The attack constitutes an assault on international law and
order.
"By attacking Iran while peaceful negotiations were going on,
the US and Israel have sent a strong, negative and most dangerous signal to the
world that this is the age of criminal aggression, the end of friendly
relations based on mutual trust, the era of 'might is right' and the demise of
trans-atlantic transparency.
"MURIC admonishes Muslim leaders around the world to trust the
US and its Western allies at their own risk and to expect daggers and bullets
instead of handshakes and salads at the table.
"Within
Nigeria, we call on Muslims to shun official engagements with leaders of other
religious groups but to continue to be good neighbours to all, loving, giving
and tolerating. At the same time, we urge Nigerian Muslims to remain peaceful
and law abiding but vigilant. Eternal vigilance is the price of freedom."
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#KillingOfKhamenei
#AlienateUsAllies
Professor Ishaq Akintola,
Founder/Executive Director,
Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC).
