Authorship
The letter is signed by 138 prominent Muslim personalities from a large number of countries from several continents. These include academics, politicians, writers and muftis. Nearly half of the signatories are university academics or scholars. According to the letter's website, its author was Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad bin Talal, of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Professor David Ford, director of the Cambridge Inter-Faith Programme, helped launch the letter. The following month, Ford was also one of the signatories on a Christian response seeking Muslim forgiveness.
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