Prince Charles Starts Six Day Middle East Tour, Takes Active Stance Against Islamic Radicalization [PHOTO]

Prince Charles has just begun a six-day tour of the Middle East, and made his first stop yesterday by arriving in Amman, Jordan's capital. According to BBC, the Prince of Wales was greeted by King Abdullah II's religious adviser, Prince Ghazi Bin Muhammad, and held bilateral talks with King Abdullah on Sunday.

Jordan is still reeling from the Islamic State's recent and brutal execution of air force pilot Lt. Moaz al Kaseasbeh, and King Abdullah has vowed to wage a "harsh" war against ISIS. Prince Charles shares growing concerns about ISIS, and has said that Islamic radicalization within the U.K. is one of his greatest worries.

According to the Economic Times, Prince Charles spoke on the topic, "Well, of course, this is one of the greatest worries, I think, and the extent to which this is happening is the alarming part. And particularly in a country like ours, where you know the values we hold dear." 

He continued, "You think that the people who have come here, [are] born here, go to school here, would imbibe those values and outlooks. The frightening part is that people can be so radicalized either through contact with somebody else or through the internet, and the extraordinary amount of crazy stuff which is on the internet."

He also showed concern for Christian populations living in the Middle East. He stated, "I particularly wanted to show solidarity really, deep concern for what so many of the Eastern Christian churches are going through in the Middle East... 

Christianity was founded in the Middle East, which we often forget. From a moral point, I hope it showed they were not forgotten. I wish I could do more. Many of us do wish we could do more. I think what doesn't bear thinking about is people of one faith, a believer, could kill another believer. That's the totally bewildering aspect in our day and age." 

Following his visit to Jordan, Prince Charles' tour will also see him travel to Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.  

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