The Global Imams Council is pleased to become the first Imams Council in the world to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of Antisemitism.
Today, we add our council’s name alongside 34 countries that have adopted this working definition. We live in a time of rising Antisemitism and terrorist attacks, which makes our responsibility as faith leaders greater, and even greater as Imams.
While confirming The Global Imams Council’s adoption of the aforementioned definition, GIC President Imam al-Budairi stated:
“The Global Imams Council is determined to strengthen the bridges of peace between Islam and all religions. We respect the beliefs and emotions of all people, and this is what makes us different from the Islamist extremists who have tarnished the image of our religion. Our Council has welcomed the invitation to adopt the IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism, and I am pleased to announce that our Council has done so through a successful and democratic referendum. We understand the importance of clerical presence in these peace developments, and we thank The Office of The U.S. Department of State’s Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism for this opportunity to create positive change.”
Our Council takes this opportunity to applaud the Muslim majority Albanian Parliament on adopting the IHRA definition of Antisemitism and becoming the first Muslim majority country to formally adopt the definition, and we invite leading organizations of the Muslim world and all other Imams Councils to adopt the IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism and all examples underneath it.
GIC STATEMENT ON THE ADOPTION OF THE IHRA DEFINITION OF ANTISEMITISM:
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The IHRA WDoAS includes the following statement as an example of antisemitism:
- Denying the Jewish people their right to self-determination, e.g., by claiming that the existence of a State of Israel is a racist endeavor.
