The Muslim world played a key role in securing the release of American journalist, Jill Carroll, who was kidnapped in Iraq nearly three months ago, according to the reporter’s boss at the Christian Science Monitor.
Carroll, 28, is a freelance reporter for the Christian Science Monitor newspaper. She was released by her captors on Thursday.
According to the team4news.com, Richard Bergenheim, editor of the Monitor, told reporters in Boston that Carroll’s release came with the help of a “chorus” of condemnation from Muslim leaders across the world.
Bergenheim said this chorus "has been louder and louder" than any that's been heard "for some time."
He stressed that there were "absolutely no" negotiations for Carroll’s release.
Muslim leaders across the world denounced Carroll’s kidnapping and urged her kidnappers to release her “in the name of Islam”.
Meanwhile, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) welcomed Carroll’s release, and called for the release of all other hostages in Iraq.
"We welcome Jill Carroll's release and hope this positive development leads to a situation in which all other hostages currently being held in Iraq are released immediately and unconditionally," said CAIR Government Affairs Director Corey Saylor.
Saylor was part of the delegation CAIR sent to Iraq in January to secure Carroll's release.
CAIR coordinated a joint appeal by national Muslim leaders calling for Carroll's safe return to her family.
The Washington-based group also held news conferences in Middle Eastern countries to call for the release of all Western hostages in Iraq.
Carroll, 28, is a freelance reporter for the Christian Science Monitor newspaper. She was released by her captors on Thursday.
According to the team4news.com, Richard Bergenheim, editor of the Monitor, told reporters in Boston that Carroll’s release came with the help of a “chorus” of condemnation from Muslim leaders across the world.
Bergenheim said this chorus "has been louder and louder" than any that's been heard "for some time."
He stressed that there were "absolutely no" negotiations for Carroll’s release.
Muslim leaders across the world denounced Carroll’s kidnapping and urged her kidnappers to release her “in the name of Islam”.
Meanwhile, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) welcomed Carroll’s release, and called for the release of all other hostages in Iraq.
"We welcome Jill Carroll's release and hope this positive development leads to a situation in which all other hostages currently being held in Iraq are released immediately and unconditionally," said CAIR Government Affairs Director Corey Saylor.
Saylor was part of the delegation CAIR sent to Iraq in January to secure Carroll's release.
CAIR coordinated a joint appeal by national Muslim leaders calling for Carroll's safe return to her family.
The Washington-based group also held news conferences in Middle Eastern countries to call for the release of all Western hostages in Iraq.