<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Terrorist groups such as FETO, Daesh, PKK, Boko Haram and al-Shabaab pose a global threat to Muslims worldwide, the final declaration of the European Muslims meeting said on Friday.</strong></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">The 2nd meeting of European Muslims in the German city of Cologne came to a close after a three-day-long gathering.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Announcing the final declaration, Ali Erbas, the head of Turkey’s Religious Affairs Directorate, said terrorist groups exploit Islamic concepts and humanitarian values.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">"It is impossible to find any kind of reference in the religion of Islam that will deteriorate the environment of peace and tranquility ," Erbas said.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">It is not acceptable to have an anti-Islamic attitude towards women and children, putting psychological pressure on people and limiting their daily lives, the declaration stressed.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">It also emphasized that attacks on mosques, educational buildings and work places increase every day.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">"This approach, which diminishes the hopes of people towards a better future, poses a threat to Europe's multi-culturalism, the law of living together as a community and peace. This kind of attitude must be rejected, whatever the aim is," the statement said.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">The final declaration, which Erbas read, said written, visual and digital literature and publishings should be made in a way to establish the correct models of religious education in Europe.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">It was also decided the European Muslims meetings should be held every two years, and that a secretariat will be established under the auspices of Turkey’s Religious Affairs Directorate.</p>