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New Delhi: Muslim World League chief, Mohammad Bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa slammed terror outfits and said that they operate on “distorting the image of religions” while asserting that “Islam and terrorism have nothing to do with each other.” During his five-day visit to India, Al-Issa expressed concern over the escalating conflicts and wars worldwide. Regardless of the reasons behind these conflicts, he called for “peace and love amongst all.” Emphasising the significance of resolving the wars through dialogue and wisdom, Al-Issa said in an exclusive interview, “So that they can be resolved, so we always support understanding and dialogue among them." When asked about terrorist organizations such as ISIS, Al Qaeda, Taliban, and Boko Haram, which pose serious threats to global peace, progress, and stability, the Muslim World League chief asserted that these organizations have nothing to do anything with religion. Shiekh Al-Issa said, “These terrorist organisations don’t represent anyone except themselves, they have no religion or country.” The Islamic scholar also stated that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has one of the “strongest platforms” to combat such ideas. “We at the Muslim World League are working on uprooting these ideas from existence.… They are ideological ideas, so that’s why we need to face them in the ideological field and uproot these ideas,” he added. Al-Issa has remained vocal against terrorism, and in an address to the “Dialogue for Harmony among Religions,” on Wednesday, he again took a dig at organisations that promote terrorism. “Misconceptions, hate theories and wrong perceptions have expedited the road from radicalization to terrorism. To entrench power, many leaders have used hate narratives to ensure their own contro ...