As we remember the 10th year commemoration of Sep 11, Affinity Intercultural Foundation pays its respects to everyone irrespective of race, colour, ethnicity or religious orientation who had their life taken away from them due to terrorism. This atrocity not only highlights the importance but urgency of breaking down stereotypes, bigotry, racism, indifference and all forms of superiority complex.
In 2005, Affinity took the initiative to hold an Anti-Terror Summit. The intent was to provide a platform for the Muslim community and friends to condemn terrorism
irrevocably and re-claim the Islamic faith as a source of peace that doesn't harbour any forms of innocent killing. Again and again Affinity has proven its value to the Sydney community by engaging with people of all walks of life and standing on the side of peace, justice, hope, understanding and social cohesion.
Affinity echoes the sentiments of contemporary peace activist and thinker Fethullah Gulen when he condemned terrorism in the following statement "Terrorist activities regardless of who the perpetrators are or wherever they come from are the most evil blow to peace. Terrorist actions cannot be forgiven, it does not matter for what motive it is conducted....Terror can never succeed. What's more, terror kills many innocent people. Although it seems that the victims of terrorist activities during the five decades of our short history are the only ones affected by the actions, the ultimate destruction will be that of the terrorists....For this reason wherever the terrorist action takes place it is an atrocious act of sabotage deliberated against peace. This could be done by evil souls which do not have any humane characteristics.....I condemn terror which is the root of disquiet, fractitious quarrel and separations"
We at Affinity show our support and solidarity to people of good will. We will commit to working towards a society that has no place for negative narratives.
Information about the Anti-Terror Summit of 2005 could be found at the following link
http://affinity.org.au/index.php/events/anti-terror-summit-september-11-2005
