Sentiment divided at haj pilgrimage over role of Islamist militants

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By Amena Bakr ARAFAT Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - Former Egyptian army ******r Suliman Ouda minced ** words as he climbed Mount Arafat, de**uncing Islamist militants in Syria and Iraq as terrorists. But Syrian engineer Ahmed Orabi, standing nearby on the hill where Muslims on their haj pilgrimage beg God's forgiveness, disagreed. "Islam is about peace and kindness, **t murder and violence, and I don't consider these fighters in Iraq and Syria to be Muslims," Ouda told Reuters as he joined the mass of pilgrims early on Friday. "They bring shame to the word Islam. ...

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