US misconceptions removed: Turki

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Mon, 2002-07-22 03:00

MAKKAH, 22 July — Dr. Abdullah Al-Turki, secretary-general of Muslim World League, said the recent visit by an MWL delegation to the United States was successful in removing misconceptions of Americans about Islam and Muslims. In a press statement yesterday, he said that 64 percent of Americans did not know anything about Islam before the Sept. 11 events while 37 percent believed that Islamic teachings encouraged violence.

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