Nurul Izzah: Muslims Should Unite In Condemning Acts That Affront To Democratic Institutions

The World Forum for Muslim Democrats is organising a launching event for the following call: "Muslim Democrats of the World, Unite!"
This message resonates with renowned scholars worldwide; including Ghaleb Bencheikh, President of the World Conference for Religions for Peace, Anwar Ibrahim, former deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia, former head of the national opposition and chairman of the World Forum for Muslim Democrats, Felix Marquardt, founder of the Abd al-Raḥman al-Kawakibi Foundation and of the Khlass (Enough with) the silence! movement and Tariq Ramadan, Professor of Islamic Studies, Oxford University.
The threat of religious extremism and fundamentalists has posed huge challenges to Muslim and Non-Muslim societies, particularly in maintaining religious freedom, moderation and tolerance which forms the basis of a harmonious and peace loving society.

It is only through these bases that a society would be able to fully embody the concepts of good governance, removal of corruption and injustices, and establish a just and equitable economic system. Properly implemented, such a society would become a beacon to the world, a true reflection of humanity based upon universally accepted humanitarian values.

The principles of moderation, justice, tolerance and good governance, espoused by Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim has underlined the ideals carried by the Muslim Democrats. These should be further developed, refined and propagated in a systematic manner.

The Muslim Democrat initiative is the culmination of the life long journey of Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim starting from his activism in early Islamic movements during his student years and was designed to establish a point of reference for Muslims worldwide that is firmly grounded in the 21st century.

We are proud to have Professor Dr Jasser Auda, Head of the Dawah Committee at the International Union of Muslim Scholars, as one of the key signatories of the initiative.