Australian Arabic Council condemns attacks

The Australian Arabic Council (AAC) said it was "shocked and appalled" 
by the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington.

"The events of the last day are horrendous and are unequivocally condemned 
by the AAC. There should be absolutely no doubt in peoples' minds that we -
- as members of the Australian community — strongly denounce this 
horrendous, premeditated terrorist attack."

The Chairman of the AAC, Roland Jabbour, said: "The effects of such an 
attack go beyond the borders of New York and Washington and have 
ramifications for all of us."

The AAC urged political leaders, the media and the wider community to 
refrain from attributing blame for these events to any particular race or 
religion.

Mr Jabbour called on the media to "act responsibly and professionally and 
assist us in protecting our community from harm and vilification". [They 
should] refrain from the use of speculative comments, stereotypes or 
unsubstantiated claims.