The second letter of the leader of the Islamic revolution for the youths of North America and Europe is still an important issue among the world media and social networks. Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei wrote a letter on November 29 for the western youths just a few days after the Paris incidents. The leader had written another letter on January 2015 for the youths in North America and Europe.

Ayatollah Khamenei asked these youths to set up the foundations of a correct and honorable interaction with the Islamic world on the basis of a proper perception with profound vision.

The leader of the Islamic revolution, referring to the bitter events caused by the ISIL terrorist group, stressed that seeing the pain of every human being in any corner of the world is saddening.

Ayatollah Khamenei said, “Anyone with a shred of mercy and sense of humanity is impressed and saddened by these scenes whether they occur in France, or Palestine, or Iraq, or Lebanon, or Syria. For sure, 1.5 billion Muslims have the same sense and hate the agents and perpetrators of such tragedies.”

Foreign Policy magazine, publishing part of this missive, wrote that Iran’s leader has said that the only way for removing misconception about Islam is to get familiar with this religion through Qur’an and the life of the grand prophet of Islam.

New York magazine, too, wrote that the leader of the Islamic revolution has asked the western youths to think about Islam with open minds. According to this magazine, the leader of the Islamic revolution wants the western youths not to let humiliating depictions make an emotional dam between them and reality by to deny them an unbiased judgment.

In his letter, the leader stresses that terrorism is the “common pain” of the world people today and makes it clear that there is a major difference between the recent insecurity in France and the pain of the people in Iraq, Yemen, Syria and Afghanistan. He made it clear, “First, the Islamic world has been the victim of terror and brutality to a larger extent territorially, to greater amount quantitatively and for a longer period in terms of time. Second, that unfortunately this violence has been supported by certain great powers through various methods and effective means.”

British BBC channel, also, citing Ayatollah Khamenei’s letter, wrote that the leader of the Islamic revolution has invited the western youths in an open letter to embark on first-hand endeavour instead of believing in fanatic views.

The American weekly Time, publishing parts of the leader’s letter, wrote that he has encouraged the youths in the west to get information about Islam and not allow their image of Islam to be put behind the curtain of prejudgments.

Blumberg, too, reported that Ayatollah Khamenei has warned the western youths against using the Paris events for shaping prejudgments on Islam.