OIC condemns ISIL's "execution" of Japanese hostage

JEDDAH, Feb 2 (KUNA) -- The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Monday condemned "the brutal and deadly acts by the Islamic State," latest of which was "the cold blood killing" of the Japanese citizen Kenji Goto.
OIC Secretary General Iyad Madani renewed in a statement his call for "a multi-aspect approach to confront extremism, radical and terrorist movements, through policies aimed at realizing economic prosperity, creating adequate and promising social conditions and foiling the extremists' usurping of religious and ideological legitimacy." The OIC chief was clearly alluding to the wide-adopted understanding that communities distinguished with poverty and youth unemployment constitute a fertile ground for spreading extremism and terrorism, in addition to contending the zealots' claim of having the right to represent Islam and Muslims.
Madani vowed to put all the OIC resources at disposal of combating terrorism and radicalism, as well as contributing to efforts to "divulge those who penetrate the radical movements for service of certain political purposes and agendas" -- also alluding to the belief that some intelligence networks have sneaked into the Islamists' ranks to use Islam as a camouflage for evil deeds.
The OIC secretary general expressed condolences to the Japanese government and people and sympathies toward all families of victims who have been "brutally killed by this terrorist group," referring to the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant.
The ISIL broadcast, two days ago, a video footage showing "execution" of the Japanese hostage. It had linked sparing his life to release of a female activist held in Jordan.
The ISIL has recently turned powerful after seizing large swaths of land in Iraq and Syria. (end) nh.rk