an extreme regarded cleric of the other religious/sect side having a dialogue with the king, he’s making effort
Actually there was an Islamic meeting in Madinah this week where all representatives from the Muslim world took part including Iraq's representatives.
It was the eight Islamic conference in Madinah were ministers of cultures took part.
Eighth Islamic Conference of Ministers of Culture in Madinah opened
Madinah, Rabi'I 20, 1435, Jan 21, 2014, SPA
Under the patronage of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and in the presence of Prince Faisal bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Governor of Madinah region and head of the Supreme Committee for the occasion of Madinah as the Capital of Islamic Culture 2013 , the Minister of Culture and Information Dr. Abdulaziz bin Mohiuddin Khoja today opened of the VIII Islamic conference of the ministers of culture of the countries of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation.
The opening of the conference, which is held under the title
"For Promotion of Cultural Rights in the Muslim World for the Service of Dialogue and Peace", was also attended by ministers of culture and heads of delegations and international organizations interested in cultural affairs.
The opening ceremony, which was held at the University of Taibah, began with a recitation of verses from the Holy Quran.
Then, the Minister of Culture and Information Dr. Abdulaziz bin Mohiuddin Khoja delivered a speech welcoming the ministers in Madinah.
The minister conveyed to them greetings and welcome of Saudi leaders and their best wishes to the participants.
The minister thanked Khalida Toumi, the Minister of Culture in the Republic of Algeria and Head of the seventh session of the conference, and Abulfas Garayev, the Deputy Head of the session and Minister of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Azerbaijan, for their tireless efforts over the past two years in the follow-up work of the seventh conference of Islamic culture ministers which was held in Algiers, Republic of Algeria in 1433 AH, praying to Allah Almighty that the Conference reaches the desired objectives in the current session.
The Minister of Culture and Information called on the culture ministers in the Islamic world to be armed with the contents of culture to promote the principles of the true Islamic religion in love and deepen the bonds of brotherhood, harmony and understanding, also calling on their official and non-official cultural institutions to do their duties and work on the use of all means that reflect the cultural and Islamic glory to lift the injustice against Muslim peoples and introduce a pure image of the great message of Islam.
He appreciated the efforts made by the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) in this context, referring to the documents presented by the Organization in the conference, including monitoring of the organization's efforts during the past two years and its forward-looking vision of the desired efforts for the next two years.
Dr. Khoja said that on this occasion and according to the proposal of the organization in the 7th conference in Algeria to prepare a document under the title 'A draft plan of action to activate the initiative of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques for dialogue between followers of religions and cultures, this document is complementary to the efforts based on the royal initiative, calling on culture ministers to adopt a resolution issued by this conference reflecting our interaction with the noble meanings of this royal initiative, and discuss aspects of cooperation to activate the initiative and reach a formula enabling Member States of the ISESCO Organization to participate in this area in the future.
He noted that this conference comes within the programs celebrating Madinah as the capital of Islamic culture; and during the year, successful efforts and numerous activities and programs launched from the culture of this blessed city, commending Prince Faisal bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Governor of Madinah region for his support and directives to the Madinah event.
Dr. Khoja thanked the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud for patronizing and step-by -step following-up preparations for this great Islamic cultural event, Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense, for his support and Prince Faisal bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Governor of Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah, who made the success of this occasion top of his priorities.
Today, we are witnesses that the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques is keen to pursue the historic Islamic method of his predecessors, late King Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman Al Saud, founder of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and his successor kings: Saud, Faisal, Khalid and Fahd to serve the two holy mosques, pilgrims, Umrah performers and visitors, and observe their care for the preservation of the religion and Islamic culture, the Minister of Culture and Information said, adding that King Abdullah is giving priority to religious education and Islamic culture, emanating from his belief that it is a religious duty, thus, focusing on the service of the two holy mosques and securing comfort for their pilgrims, Umrah performers, visitors and resident expatriates.
In this regard, Dr. Khoja announced two proposals embodying a vision to produce a joint cultural work and reflect the spiritual aspect of Muslim's second holiest city and its historic role in the service of Islamic culture and paying care to talented Muslims: First, establishment of Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah electronic website for Islamic culture, giving chance to every single Islamic country to display its cultural landmarks and introduce its output in arts, literature and science and, Second: bibliography of innovators in the Islamic world in the fields of arts and literature so that it would be written in paper or broadcast on line, introducing innovators, scientists and experts of the Islamic world in these cultural fields, aiming to strengthen ties among innovators, consolidate cooperation and exchange their experiences.
He said the ISESCO's Consultative Council for the implementation of the cultural strategy for the Islamic world could assign the organization's experts in the Islamic world to put the two proposals in an executive framework prior to presenting them to the coming session of the conference to name their executive mechanisms.
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