In October, Berlin will play host to the First Arab Islamic Congress in Europe, titled Berlin Call 2004. (Hat tip: Norwegian kafir.)

Their “principal document” says “Stand up and perform resistance!” More from their highly nuanced statement of tolerance and peace:

We say a clear and loud NO:

- To colonialism, - to slavery, - to Zionism and racism, - to imperialism, - to American hegemony,

- To forest law, - to the globalisation of death and aggression, - to the destruction of moral and virtues, - to the commerce of slaves and countries

- To the American Zionist terror, - to the policy of killing and starveling, - to the snatching of people’s rights, - to the violation of countries and their sovereignties, - to the occupation,

- To the propagandistic war against the forces of peace, - to the insulting campaign against the heavenly religion of Islam as well as again the Muslim communities.

We say a clear and loud YES:

- To the formation of a broad world wide popular resistance movement for freedom, independence and just peace

- And to the liberation of all the occupied territories and countries in struggle against the American-Zionist hegemony and occupation

- To a patriotic, national, Arab and Islamic liberation movement

- To the formation of a unified Arab Islamic community abroad in the countries of immigration in order to save our culture, tradition and religion, as well as to secure the prosperity and honour of our people and raising generations.