Muslim scholars support Turkey's stance against France regarding Armenian allegations

ISTANBUL (A.A) – December 26, 2011 - International Union of Muslim Scholars Union (IUMS) has officially stated that it supports Turkey against France which adopted a resolution criminalizing the denial of Armenian allegations about 1915 incidents.   Secretary General Ali Qaradaghi of IUMS said that the resolution was not fair, adding that IUMS was supporting Turkey's stance against the resolution. France, instead, should adopt a law which condemns those who committed war crimes, said Qaradaghi, adding that who would ask for the cost of the war crimes committed by Crusaders as well as the Jewish massacre and Serbian atrocity. Qaradaghi said that the attitude of France aimed to bring disorder to Turkey. He noted that during Sarkozy period, France adopted many laws against Muslims such as ban on wearing headscarf. IUMS has 40,000 members comprised of Muslim intellectuals and scholars.