Mehdi Hasan, a political journalist in the UK, said in the New Statesman, Whether Sunni or Shia, Salafi or Sufi, conservative or liberal, Muslims – and Muslim leaders – have almost unanimously condemned and denounced ISIL not merely as un-Islamic but actively anti-Islamic.
Mehdi Hasan, seorang wartawan politik Britania Raya, menyatakan di New Statesman, Baik Sunni atau Syi'ah, Salafi atau Sufi, konservatif atau liberal, Muslim – dan pemuka agama Islam – hampir seluruhnya mengutuk dan menolak NIIS karena tidak Islami dan sangat anti-Islam.