By IINA
Phnom Penh : Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has accused major media organizations like CNN and the BBC of unfairly linking terrorism to Islam. He made the comments in an opening speech at a two-day international conference on interfaith cooperation for peace, held in Phnom Penh. Hun Sen said it is inaccurate to link the world’s over one billion Muslim population to acts committed by small numbers of people. He said when terrorism occurs in one place, a politician or the media will link it to Muslims as a whole. ”Terrorism is terrorism. It has nothing related to religion,” ABC Australia quoted him as saying.
”Therefore, all politicians and media should change their attitudes in using any words relating to Islam,” he said. Hun Sen said the “biggest mistakes” had been made by major television networks such as America’s CNN, Britain’s BBC and TV5 of France. Representatives from the 10 ASEAN member states as well as those from Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and Papua New Guinea took part in the Fourth Asia-Pacific Regional Interfaith Dialogue conference.