Announcement

Collapse
No announcement yet.

DAMASCUS: Syrian people proved awareness of the plots against it

Collapse
X
 
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts

  • DAMASCUS: Syrian people proved awareness of the plots against it

    Syrian Arab News Agency SANA, Syria
    April 30 2011

    Religious and intellectual figures: Syrian people proved awareness of
    the plots against it



    A number of religious and intellectual figures in Aleppo governorate
    affirmed that the recent events in Syria proved the Syrian people's
    awareness and realization of the scale of the conspiracy targeting
    Syria, and that the Syrians showed ability to find solutions in the
    most difficult circumstances to confront challenges.

    Second Mufti of Aleppo Mahmud Akkam said that religious figures are
    tasked with a historic responsibility as they are close to the people
    and in daily contact with them, so opinions and judgments regarding
    events in Syria must be based on rational analysis, honesty towards
    God and country, and judging actions from a perspective taking into
    consideration the country's interest before all other considerations.

    Akkam called on the Syrians to defer to their conscience in everything
    they say or do, judge people by their actions and resort to the
    principles of justice to protect Syria.

    He stressed that youths are at the centre of any social movement, and
    that they are responsible for protecting the country and citizens
    through rejecting extraneous ideas and confronting them rationally.

    Director of Aleppo Endowments Ahmad Isa Muhammad called on youths to
    be careful as to not become a way for others to harm Syria and its
    national unity. He also urged religious figures to address the people
    properly and help youths to realize the aspects of the conspiracy
    targeting Syria.

    In turn, Syriac Orthodox Archbishop of Aleppo Youhanna Ibrahim Mitran
    said that Syria is aware of its role and its destiny of supporting the
    resistance and confronting conspiracies because Syria is a symbol of
    coexistence, which doesn't please some people and doesn't meet their
    interests.

    Mitran underlined the role of religious figures and balanced religious
    discourse that serves the country, which guarantees foiling this plot
    particularly in light of the reforms issued by the leadership.

    He pointed out that reforms cannot be carried out all at once and that
    time is required, which is why society must cooperate to realize these
    reforms.

    For his part, Armenian Protestant Bishop Harut Sleiman said that all
    forms of vandalism are deplorable because they assist the foreign plot
    against Syria's security and stability and damage society.

    Harut said that those who vandalize public and private establishments
    can't possibly want reform; rather they are harming the country and
    its people. He called for giving the government the needed opportunity
    and time to carry out the announced reforms.

    Owner of Al-Ddadd magazine, writer Riad Halak said that the people in
    Syria live in harmony and unity, and that they are surprised by this
    conspiracy that seeks to disrupt the peace of our nation and society
    using empty slogans, adding that the reforms and announced by
    President Bashar al-Assad and his responses to the people's
    aspirations made the conspiracy obvious and clear, prompting the
    Syrians to rally behind President al-Assad.

    Halak stressed that intellectuals have a duty in the coming stage to
    help translate reform decisions and decrees into reality, affirming
    that all the Syrian people are in a single boat and that everyone must
    protect the country through awareness of the conspiracy that uses
    instigation.




    From: A. Papazian
Working...
X