British crown prince meets with Arab, Muslim community in Britain

The British crown prince Charles has started a series of meetings with the representatives of the Arab and Muslim community in Britain in an attempt to convince them that the war launched by Britain and the US against Afghanistan does not mean an attack against Islam.

A source at the British royal Palace at Buckingham Palace on Monday said that activities of prince Charles started following a long meeting with the prime minister Tony Blair who ( Blair) strongly encouraged him in his efforts to win the support of the Arabs and Muslims in Britain for the international alliance against terrorism.

The source indicated that Blair expressed his strong support for the efforts made by the crown prince Charles to build firm ties between the British government and the Arab and Muslim community in Britain with the aim to expand the volume of support for the alliance against international terrorism.

The source added that prince Charles received at his palace ( Saint James) prominent Arab and Islamic figures, mainly the chairman of the Islamic relief society, the head of Bulham mosque to the south of London and member of parliament at the British labor party for Burngham area.

During their meeting with prince Charles those Arab and Muslim Figures urged the West on the need to pursue legal and diplomatic methods to settle the question of terrorism instead of resorting to military acts.