ROME: Hundreds of Muslims rallied in Rome and Milan on Saturday to show solidarity with the victims of militant attacks, condemning violence in the name of religion and chanting “we are not the enemy.”

“The message is clear, terrorism cannot continue to attack everywhere in the name of Muslims. We want the whole world to listen,” Abdellah Redouane, head of the Islamic Cultural Center in Rome, said at the demonstration in the capital.

“The Qur’an is against violence,” “Islam is peace” and “Solidarity with Paris victims” read banners held up by members of the Muslim community, who gathered in the rain in a square in central Rome under a heavy police guard.

The rally, under the slogan “Not in my name,” began with a minute’s silence for the victims of the attacks on Parisian nightspots last week which left 130 people dead.

In Milan, people chanted “No to ISIS,” referring to Daesh which claimed the France attacks.