Dr. Mustafa Ceric, the renowned Bosnian thinker and the Grand Mufti of Bosnia and Herzegovina, won the UNESCO peace prize for this year shared with the French Cardinal [Roger] Etchegaray in recognition of his efforts to make peace in Bosnia and the world. Dr. Ceric asked Bosnian soldiers during the war not to target churches in order to demonstrate Islamic tolerance.
“The Madrid incident and the threats of Al-Qa’ida to Europe have made the situation of Muslims in Europe more difficult than it was after the September 11 events. I am urging those who plan incidents similar to the Madrid incident to stop doing so…such actions make Europeans fear Muslims living in Europe…What those people do is against Islam and Muslims and they destroy what Muslims have achieved with patience and wisdom,” Dr. Ceric explained.