In a communique released today, the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) called on the United Nations to issue an international law criminalizing all forms of offence against religions under any circumstances. ISESCO insisted, "The Florida Dove World Outreach Centre Church's plan to burn copies of the Holy Koran on September 11 requires immediate action to outlaw all acts of defamation of religions and religious sanctities." The communique goes on, "It is a blot on humanity that such discriminatory attack against Islam and Islamic holy sites is continuing in the absence of deterrent legal measures, local and international." ISESCO denounced roundly the Dove World Outreach Centre Church's criminal plan, and called on the Muslim community to abide by the noble values of Islam in responding to such provocative, hostile stance. The best response thereto, ISESCO explained, would be to help spread the core Islamic principles, and redress the distorted image and misconceptions about Islam.
