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"UNESCO has declared that Islam is the most peaceful religion of the world.

The United Nations body released a statement that revealed that UNESCO had partnered with International Peace Foundation six months back
to study all religions of the world and find out which was most peaceful amongst all.

When asked about the terror attacks being carried out in the name of Islam, the UNESCO official denied that it had anything to do with Islam.

Terror has no religion, Islam means peace."

Source:http://www.juntakareporter.com/world/unesco-declares-islam-as-the-most-peaceful-religion-of-the-world/ (http://www.juntakareporter.com/world/unesco-declares-islam-as-the-most-peaceful-religion-of-the-world/)

It is an old news, but I happened to find it just now. So I want to ask, what is your opinion on that?

It reminds me of time when Barack Obama won the Nobel Prize...

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DISCLAIMER! It seems that this whole - ISLAM RELIGION OF PEACE CERTIFICATE - is a big hoax!

Thanks for finding this info, Kemarit

And what they had to say? UNESCO would never say that religion encourages terrorism. I don't believe them. What's in the Bible it is spoken not by words but by deeds watch. Islam is the abode for terrorists.

I agree with the statement "terrorism has no religion, Islam means peace." But this does not mean that Islam means peace more than every other mainstream religion.

And the fact that people commit terrorism in the name of Islam (rightly or wrongly) makes the assumption maybe there are tenents of Islam that promote violence more logical to accept.

Where are the Religion's Leaders when these terrorist acts occur? Where are the Imams in the US and Europe the day after terrorist attacks occurred in NYC, Orlando, Nice, Paris?

I don't recall every hearing an Imam publicly and emphatically denounce terrorism. Is it because they're scared to speak out against what they know is a dangerous faction inside their religion? Or is it because the violence is in some way justified by the religions teachings? Or is it something else?

If Muslims want the world to believe that Islam is a religion of peace their leaders need to start saying so, acting as so.

If I remember right, Saudi Arabia is the head of the UN human rights section so I'm not surprised  ::)

Since the end of world war II in all the international institutions infiltrated corruption and politics. They have ceased to perform their functions and it seems to me that if they do not change, they will cease to exist.

Interesting perspective, who would make the UN cease to exist. If all these countries subscribe to or tolerate the "infiltration" as you call it and continue to show up for the meetings, who will actually end it?

The UN was conceived as an organization which will monitor that in the world there was order and there was no war. Since the founders of the United Nations began to wage war and to block decisions on them using the right of veto, the organization does not make sense.

I think it's relatively easy to figure out that our ISIS friends may not be interpreting Islam in the way many people would choose to. And it's rather revealing that many of these Islamic terrorists usually turn out to be drug taking alcoholics who are busy trawling gay dating apps in between munching bacon sandwiches.

The organization being ineffective and the organization ceasing to exist are two separate things. Since no single entity runs the UN their existence is dependent on parties still showing up to the table as an organization. As long as a few of these countries (no matter how corrupt, self serving, or ineffective they are) continue to claim "we are the UN" then the UN will continue to exist.

"They will cease to exist" when they decide to stop participating...no one can make them stop.

What about the refugees, who say women have no rights and can be freely beat up by their husbands? What about those migrants who say they feel offended by people drinking alcohol and eating pork and saying they will fight for sharia law in Europe? They aren't terrorists (most of them) and they don't belong to ISIS...
Islam doesn't deserve to be given that award IMO.

I actually agree with that statement that "terror has no religion, Islam means peace". Those terrorist individuals though they came from Islam Populated communities but they do not practice Islam. They promote violence and terror and thus they cannot be considered a muslim. A muslim is a person who practice and preach love and peace that the Quran is promoting, a terrorist uses qoutes from the Quran and mix it to fit it into their own violent agenda.

I think you mean jihad. many terrorist claim that their just doing jihad because they kill those are against or not the same religion, i don't believe that islam is the most religion. I will start believing if the terrorist attacks in middle east will be escalated. I think UNESCO is influenced by many muslim people so that it can change their image to the public

I don't understand how they could declare such an obvious lie. No religion can be peaceful least of all Islam, we have many Islamic terrorist all around the world. Islam and christianity provoked many wars in the past

Takiyya.

Im agree with you that terrorist uses quotes of Quran to make some violence and even terrorism act.I know that Quran has not promoting terrorism.And some terrorist recruiting some Muslim to unite with them by using they faith on thier religion.

I think it is true and not influenced by any sides. As written above that terrorist acts have nothing to do with any religion. The lack of religious knowledge made many drift into a false doctrine so misunderstand about jihad, it was done by terrorists to recruit members. Jihad was essentially a defense of religion and indeed it can be done with the war, but it has procedures and steps necessary like starting with diplomacy.

Yup. I think this is true. Maybe on the earlier days of Islam. Just feel sad that because of politics, it became the worst religion for me. A religion that spreads terrorism around the world. Killing innocent people is really unforgivable to me. I think this is the produ t of false doctrines of a false prophet. Religion should be bringing peace not destruction.

Many people were killed during the earlier days of Islam. At least 80 million were killed during the conquests in India alone.

So there are different beliefs within Islam, some advocate violence and some don't.

That's all this matter reduces to.

But if someone argues against the Koran in this fashion in a country with Sharia law, then they are imprisoned and tortured or worse.

Therefore you see that one type of interpretation of Koran advocates violence (toward apostates), and so does another type of interpretation (violent jihad).  You must accept then, that Islam advocates violence, although it may ALSO advocate peace.

I think theres the problem there. We tend to lift one religion iver the other and we can just accept the simple fact that peace is not about religion nor race. Its simply about respect and understanding. The way christians react to what unesco declared tells us that we can't accept islam as a better religion. Same way that we vision islam as the main religion of terrorism. I think in the big picture, its nit about islam, nor christianity nor any other religion. Its about how we look after each other as fellow humans.

This is just a political game. I though UNESCO had some good things, since they were electing some true beauties to be preservated, but if they come in Socialists' game, they are to be destroyed, as this fake religion.

I guess their report is not to be taken literally as they try as to foster more peace in their report and I think its the right thing to do in the face of what is happening all over the world where the moment a Muslim is seen or even people from a particular place of the world then they are terrorist forgetting the Dubai which is the most tourist centre is also a Muslim dominated country. Although, a lot of people might disagree but the report is actually needed at this time of fragile relationship between Islam and other religions.

I am sure that the UNESCO report nothing more than a political statement. I have my own eyes. Islam is not a friendly religion and to me all Muslims are terrorists. In Islam Muslims can not even interpret Sura.

The United Nations and its sister agencies have lost all their importance. What is the point in declaring one religion as better than the others? It is not something that I expect the UN to do.

Unfortunately truth has no shades. It's either there or it's a lie. If Muslims are so aggressive you need to say. If such cases noticed, the Christians then you need to talk about this. What is the meaning to gloss over the facts.

This is very true. And Israel has promoted war or violence (who started it depends on perspective) with Palestine for decades...so Jews are not without their violence in the name of religion.

Hindu and Buddhists would be peaceful though, no?

It would be a mistake to try to discuss logically and honestly what is no more than a piece of political propaganda.

Islam is peaceful except when it isn't.

Which seems to be rather common, doesn't it?

www.thereligionofpeace.com

Well i have to agree on this one islam is one peaceful religion they don't really harm people in any other way they will just focus on their beliefs and they don't even act upon on other religions like muslim they just don't really care about what will happened but they will just be in peace because they believe that they are the religion of peace and they are right for now they don't really harm i haven't heard from the news that they are bad persons and terrorism is not their goal but just to take peace in the world :)

The Internet really has a lot of opinions and these opinions allow you to make your choice. For me Islam is an aggressive religion and I don't care what you think of this site. Proof that what the terrorists shout Allahu Akbar.

Most of the major religion-based terror organizations (such as the ISIS and the Al Qaeda) take inspiration from the Islamic teachings. There may be a few terror organizations based on Christianity, Buddhism.etc., but they are less than 1% of the total.

For me personally, all Muslims are terrorists. They differ only by the fact that some Muslims are attacking openly call for Jihad, while others are waiting their time and disguised as good citizens. I don't trust them.

Peace is not about religion nor race. It's simply about respect and understanding.
Let's take the example of dispute between the UK and Ireland ... where religion plays a role? who the terrorists are and who the victims of terror?
It is precisely Islam that teaches a lot of mutual respect, mutual understanding, mutual helping fellow human beings, protecting the preservation of the earth and its contents.
For me ... mission that brought the terrorists are not religious mission, not Islamic mission.
Moslems or Christians maybe terrorists. Although No other religion that teaches its followers to commit terror. Crime humans based on religious attitude has existed since the time of Adam and Eve had their first offspring. That's the first act of terror on earth.
And now ... On behalf in the Holy War, Crusade, Jihad, in the end ridden by the rotten politicians, rulers be demons, using guile to the languages of religion to unleash the ambitions and greed.

That is UNESCO's opinion. It doesn't mean the opinion of others. Respect is just want we need right now. We just need to respect its other and get along.

Islam is a verbal noun originating from the triliteral root s-l-m which forms a large class of words mostly relating to concepts of wholeness, submission, safeness and peace.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam

The Islamic terrorists follow the tenets of Islam and a majority of the Muslims believe in these tenets. For example, they believe that any person renouncing Islam must be killed. Even the educated Muslims in Western nations openly support this idea.

For me all Muslims are terrorists. If I see a group of Muslims in the shop that I will not come. And act so I'm not the only one. Shops and cafes will lose income and I think that soon they will no longer service. This is not good but they are to blame.

So are you going to boycott the shops just because they have Muslim customers? That won't be the right thing to do. In most of the countries, the shop owners can't refuse service to anyone based on religion or sexual orientation.

Any law can be circumvented. Cash breaks down or the product will end. You can think of many reasons to give to understand that they are not welcome. They themselves are to blame. I would support such methods.

there are certian things christians considers "terrorism" and muslims considers "not terrorism" as far as i know.
having just those huge monuments if christ is good for christians but not for islam. i believe its idolatry for them which needs to be destroyed. for christians, its art - sculpture, for muslims its blasphemy.

am I going somewhere with this?  ;D thats what i've read from thier books though.

I'm an atheist and I'm not interested in any religious symbols. I always operate only with facts. I don't see any threat from people who consider themselves Christians and see the continuous aggression of the Islamists.

the religion doesn't care about you too and to whatever facts you believe because its what they believe that matters. and to them they are all facts. if the talibans are destroying faces of gods in bamiyan valley, its what they believe.

In my understanding, all Muslims are uneducated barbarians. For them there is no one and nothing except for the fact that they are interested in. Let UNESCO makes a statement better by the fact that they destroyed the monuments of antiquity, not standing up for Muslims.

whos to say they're not standing up for muslims when they are all supported. they aren't barbarians as they look. if you check how jesus christ is dressed on some picutres and compare it to how the people in the middle east are dressed. aren't they all dressed the same way?

This is because both Muslims and Christians and Jews are descended from the same people. It's like in business when the founders were three, then they broke and earn income every from its site, but the work of doing the same.

It is true that all three religion come up from the same region and it is funny that they are competing against each other claiming to be the best. ;D
To declare Islam as the most peaceful religion in the world is a thing to be debated as the circumstances behind the religion is not that great.It is just a publicity stunt in my opinion .

I'll believe that when an ex Muslim athiest woman that fucked around on her Muslim husband and then turned Lesbian Christian says it.

Stop dreaming. Even in the most "progressive" Islamic nations (Turkey, Malaysia, Indonesia.etc), apostasy is punishable by death. It is perfectly OK if a Christian or a Jew converts to Islam. But it is not permitted for a Muslim to convert to another religion.

UNESCO already denounces this fake statement:

We wish to refer to the recent allegations posted on the website juntakareporter, citing an alleged statement and certificate from UNESCO declaring "Islam as the most peaceful religion of the world". Such statement was never made by the Organization and that the certificate reproduced on this website is a fake one. The website that published this information is a satirical media.


http://www.unesco.org/new/en/media-services/single-view/news/unesco_denounces_fake_statement/ (http://www.unesco.org/new/en/media-services/single-view/news/unesco_denounces_fake_statement/)

Here's is another fake news saying UNESCO giving Islam a certificate of peace

https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/headline/did-unesco-really-give-islam-a-certificate-of-peace-radio-pakistan-spreads-weird-misinformation/ (https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/headline/did-unesco-really-give-islam-a-certificate-of-peace-radio-pakistan-spreads-weird-misinformation/)

So it looks like the media is trying to paint Islam as "religion of peace" :D

Islam 10% of the truth, the rest is all a fairy tale

Okay let me improve the assertion.

I'll believe that when an ex Muslim athiest gay guy ...

gets tired of man man sex, has a sex change operation, gets married, then becomes a woman that fucks around on her Muslim husband, and then turned Lesbian Christian...

... says it.

(It's a joke.  Get it?)

I am very glad that UNESCO said. We were witnesses to the fact that Muslims destroyed the ancient monuments of world importance which were under the protection of UNESCO. The Islamists have nothing in common with normal people.

What?
No it's not. Are you crazy?
Stop spreading such fake and stupid information! Islam might not be "the most peaceful religion on earth" but it doesn't mean that all Muslims and Muslim countries are crazy motherfucker!
It's perfectly legal in Turkey, it's "illegal" in only 5 of the 13 states of Malaysia and i say "illegal" because you just need the approval of the Shariah court and they nearly always give it and it's legal in Indonesia!

Or just attracting audience and attention :/

Clearly the media are the main responsible for the hate towards Islam and Muslims...

Bahahahahaha lmao omg I am actually laughing out loud at work, people think I am crazy.  THE MOST PEACEFUL BHAHAHAHAHAHA omg wow. just wow.

If you took the time to read whole OP you would have seen it's not a real statement ;)

It's just a hoax, and anyway I don't see why UNESCO would make any statement about a religion status.
That's not its role.

What is the "it" that is legal?

In my hypothetical I have...

Apostasy
Adultery
Homosexuality
Athiesm

It may not be de jure punishable by death, but in Turkey apostasy normally invites a de facto death sentence. Converts to Christianity from Islam are often killed, and the police never pursue these crimes.

Considering I'm quoting someone talking only about Apostasy I guess you shouldn't have too much problem answering your own question :/

Cool so you went from "it's illegal and punishable by death" to "it's not illegal and punishable by death but they still kill them". Nice move. What you made is called deception.
Now the funny thing is that... Have you anything to prove your assertion besides your incredible knowledge of the customs of Muslim countries? So incredible that you even know what the police is doing!

Because here all you're saying is "they kill them even if I say so without any figure any study any testimony or anything proving that".
Even though there are a lot of association working on such cases in the world so that shouldn't be a problem to find figures and evidences no?
Unless you're saying pure bullshit of course.

Ever heard of the Zirve Publishing House massacre?

Two Turkish converts (Necati Aydın and Uğur Yüksel) to Christianity were brutally tortured before getting killed by an Islamic mob. The lawyer for the dead men (Orhan Kemal Cengiz) constantly received death threats during the trial. All the perpetrators were released from jail on March 7, 2014.

Yuuup that's right. Talking about religion, especially something that would put one over the other, would generate much controversy and i think unesco people are smarter to think about that. There's no basis as to which is better or which is more peaceful. Violence is already in human's nature and it doesnt matter which religion you belong to.

The article was first published in some satire site, but it was soon copied by the mainstream news papers in various Islamic nations (especially those in Pakistan). This is not an isolated incident. Happens quite often out there.

I also agree with you that it is a fake. After making ISIS in Syria, I do wonder if Islam will be recognized as the most aggressive religion in the world, but it is not the function of UNESCO. Their task is to guard the culture of the world which the Muslims destroyed.

wow such a great news to wake up to...hm, last couple of big events had islam as a partial or main thing. Why's islam so popular all of a sudden?

But this... I don't know, it's stupid... Maybe they're trying to fix the migrant situation like this..

In the Western nations, the leftist liberals have always used Islam as a tool to counter the conservatives (who mostly rely on Christian values). This explains the undue importance given to Islam by the mainstream media and politicians.

Of course you may be right, but that you describe the methods of struggle. do you deny that Muslims are indeed very far from Christianity. They are less educated and more aggressive and absolutely not tolerant of other religions.

I can't believe this. Do they have their heads stuck up their butts? They may say what they want but they can't deny that it lends itself to violence rather easily. When a fundamentalist Christian use Old Testament verses to encourage stuff like violence and discrimination the moderates can always point out opposing New Testament verses. The opposite is the case in Islam... all the violence are at the end. Extremists can always say that the newer revelations are more important.

Christians promoting peace can always point out to Jesus's gestures like preventing his followers from attacking arresting Roman officers. Muslim moderates would have a hard time arguing with terrorists claiming they're only emulating Mohammed when Mohammed went around waging war and beheading infidels, even going so far as promising people safe passage - only to ambush and behead them all.

Lying to further the goals of Islam is standard practice.

"Takiyya."

It is true that today's Islam is very different from all the other religions. The reason for that is very simple. The other religions progressed with time. Even Christianity had the burning of witches and all that many hundreds of years ago. But they were successful in purging these evil customs. But look at Islam. They are still stoning women to death and amputating the limbs of thieves.

And they're proud of it.

You can't believe this for the simple reason it's not true.
Whatever, I don't even think it would be possible.
That's just not the role of UNESCO to make such declarations.

I disagree with you. When the reason was only in the inner traditions of Islamic countries it would be possible to wait, but they walk with their misanthropic customs around the world. There is a creeping expansion. If you do not pay attention to this phenomenon, then improved mildness to be late.

Any political body that does not perform it is function will eventually disappear, may be not today or tomorrow but eventually, that was what happen to the previous version of the UN and once the UN fails to accomplish its mission it will disappear.