President Rohani: US Muslim community leaders symbol of unity among Muslims

Iranian President Hassan Rohani said on Wednesday that United States Muslim community leaders are symbol of unity among Muslims.

According to IRIB, in a meeting with influential figures from the United States Muslim community, the president said, “We are in need of unity among Muslims in the current situation, both in minor issues and in the principles.”
Rohani added that after foreign intervention, the main problems facing the Muslim World and the sensitive region of the Middle East are extremism, violence and terrorism, fostered sometimes under the name of religion and Jihad.
Meanwhile, he regretted Xenophobia and Islamophobia pursued by certain governments in the world.
The president underlined that the Muslim leaders living in the US could play crucial role in bringing the two nations closer.
Touching upon Syrian crisis, he said that in every country the people make the ultimate decision, adding: “We are all duty-bound to prevent further bloodshed.”