Iranian president wants Muslims to improve Islamic religion's image

Iranian president Hassan Rouhani has said that Muslims must improve the image of their religion, which has been tarnished by the violence of hardline groups such as Islamic State. 

Rouhani told a conference on Islamic unity in Tehran in a speech broadcast by state television: “It is our greatest duty today to correct the image of Islam in world public opinion.”

His remarks were rare for a leader of Iran, which considers itself an authority in the Islamic world and often blames the “enemies” of the religion for problems in the Middle East.