World Islamic body says Trump visa ban emboldens extremists
DUBAI, Jan 30 (Reuters) - The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) said on Monday that U.S. President Donald Trump's temporary ban on travel to the United States from seven majority-Muslim countries harmed the common struggle against radicalism.
"Such selective and discriminatory acts will only serve to embolden the radical narratives of extremists," the group said in a statement on its website.
"(The move) will provide further fuel to the advocates of violence and terrorism at a critical time when the OIC has been engaged with all partners, including the U.S., to combat extremism and terrorism in all their forms and manifestations." (Reporting By Noah Browning; Editing by Catherine Evans)
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