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From across the world, officials and public figures are expressing condemnation and shock over the Florida mass shooting at the Pulse Orlando nightclub on Sunday, when police say a gunman wielding an assault-type rifle opened fire, killing at least 49 people and wounding dozens.
The world's largest body of Muslim-majority nations condemned the mass shooting but also warned against "political campaigning and self-serving agendas" in the wake of the tragedy.
The 57-nation Organization of Islamic Cooperation said in a statement Monday that "the massacre, as terrible as it is, must not be taken out of its context as a domestic American case."
The OIC says it is concerned that "hasty judgment" and "Islamophobic discourse" have emerged before a full investigation into the motivations and causes of the attack.
The organization also conveyed its condolences to the families of the victims of "this horrible act."
It says the teachings of Islam are based on peace and tolerance, and that terrorism is a crime against humanity.
PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES
Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah says the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history is a "senseless act of terror and hate" and that "Palestinians stand with the American people in this difficult time."
The statement made no direct reference to the LGBT community. Homosexuality is deeply taboo in the conservative Palestinian society. Gay Palestinians tend to be secretive about their social lives and some have crossed into Israel to live openly safely.
The sentiment is reflected throughout the Arab and Muslim world.
AFGHANISTAN
Afghanistan's Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah told the Cabinet as he opened the weekly meeting live on television on Monday morning that the Orlando attack "tells us that terrorism knows no religion, boundary and geography. Terrorism must be eliminated."
He says that Afghans "do not support terrorism but the victims of terrorist attacks" and offered his condolences to the people and government of the United States. "Our hearts and minds are with our U.S. partners." He also urged "collective actions to end such attacks."
PAKISTAN
Pakistan's former military ruler Gen. Pervez Musharraf condemned the Orlando shooting, saying 'this is a sobering reminder that extremism and terrorism are on the rise.'
Musharraf, who is facing court cases at home but left Pakistan in March for treatment abroad, says on his Facebook page the world must "address the root causes of global terrorism to suck the oxygen out of the extremist narrative of hate, intolerance, bigotry and the promotion of obscurantist ideology that is radicalizing vulnerable Muslims around the world."
SAUDI ARABIA
Saudi Arabia's Embassy in Washington condemned "in the strongest terms the attack on innocent people in Orlando" in a statement Monday from Ambassador Abdullah Al Saud. He said that Saudi Arabia "will continue our work with the United States and our partners in the international community for an end to these senseless acts of violence and terror." The statement did not mention the fact the attack happened at a gay nightclub.
Saudi Arabia outlaws same-sex relationships and non-Muslim gays and lesbians can be sentenced to death by stoning, according to Human Rights Watch. Such executions have not been carried out in recent years.
IRAN
Iran condemned the attack, but also made no mention of the fact that it happened in a gay nightclub.
State TV quoted Foreign Ministry spokesman Hossein Jaberi Ansari as saying "Iran, based on its main policies of condemning terrorism and its strong determination to confront this ominous phenomenon, condemns the Orlando terrorist attack."
In Iran, sodomy convictions can carry a death sentence, while lesbians can face 100 lashes, according to Human Rights Watch.
EGYPT
Egypt's Foreign Ministry condemned the Orlando attack "in the strongest possible terms," and offered condolences to the American government and people. "Egypt stands next to the American people in these difficult times, offering sincere condolences to the families of the victims and wishing the injured a speedy recovery."
Egypt's statement urged for international solidarity and a "firm, comprehensive approach to confronting terrorism, which knows no borders or religion, and is incompatible with all humanitarian principles and values."
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
The United Arab Emirates - home to the Western-friendly metropolises of Abu Dhabi and Dubai- condemned "the terrorist attack" in Orlando, expressed its solidarity with the United States and called on the international community to work to "eliminate the scourge of terrorism."
LEBANON
Lebanon's Foreign Ministry is strongly condemning the "cowardly" attack in Orlando, expressing solidarity with the victims and the U.S. government and blaming the massacre on the Islamic State group. It says no country or person is safe from "this global blind terrorism."
The Lebanese statement doesn't explicitly mention attacks on homosexuals. But religiously-mixed Lebanon is the most liberal among the region's Arab nations regarding same-sex relationships, with an active LBGT community. Although technically homosexuality is against Lebanese law, activists have strongly challenged it in courts.
INDONESIA
Indonesia's foreign ministry said the government condemns the attack and extends deepest sympathy to the families of victims and the American people.
But Fahri Hamzah, the deputy speaker of Indonesia's parliament, tweeted that the mass killing happened because LGBT people are too visible. Anti-gay rhetoric by officials has been increasingly common in the world's most populous Muslim nation over the past year, fueled by army leaders and conservative religious groups who view homosexuality as an import from the West. Hamzah was recently booted out of his party for ethical violations.
