Are these stories related? “Karzai: US Must ‘Explain’ to Muslims Why Radicalism Is Growing Amid War on Terror” and “Kerry: ‘In Africa, Asia, Europe, and Americas, Our Diplomats Are Assisting Local LGBT Organizations‘” – CNSNews.com

 

Kerry: ‘In Africa, Asia, Europe, and Americas, Our Diplomats Are Assisting Local LGBT Organizations‘

By CNSNews.com Staff

“Across the globe, in Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas our diplomats are assisting local LGBT organizations and supporting local human rights advocates working to promote equality, create dialogue, and ensure protections for LGBT individuals.”

Kerry indicated that this support extended to U.S. financial aid. “Through the Global Equality Fund, the State Department has already provided critical emergency and long-term assistance to promote and protect the human rights of LGBT persons in over twenty-five countries,” said Kerry. “And our support will continue to grow, in cooperation with other equality-minded governments, foundations and corporations.”

 

Karzai: US Must ‘Explain’ to Muslims Why Radicalism Is Growing Amid War on Terror

By Patrick Goodenough

“If we in the Muslim world are wrong about our perception of what the Western intention is in the Muslim world, then it is for the Western world to explain to us their intentions and objectives.”

The annual U.S.-Islamic World Forum is sponsored by the Brookings Institution and Qatar’s foreign ministry. Past participants have included then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton although Secretary of State John Kerry did not take part this year (he did attend in the past in his capacity as U.S. senator.)

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