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| MWL conference to confront extremism, terrorism |
| 2014-09-26 |
| [ARABNEWS] A major international conference, which opens at the Moslem World League (MWL) headquarters in Makkah on Sunday, will discuss solutions to tackle the issue of growing extremism among Moslem youth. The conference will also confront the challenges posed by terrorism. "The conference will try to counteract erroneous perceptions among Moslem youth by providing them with proper guidance," said Abdullah Al-Turki, secretary-general of the MWL. Makkah Gov. Prince Mishaal bin Abdullah will launch the three-day conference, entitled "Islamic Culture: Origin and Reality," on behalf of King of the Arabians, Sheikh of the Burning Sands, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah. "The main reason for the increase in extremism and terrorism among some Moslem groups is their ignorance of the true teachings of Islam," Al-Turki told Arab News. He said it was the joint responsibility of governments, Islamic scholars and the media to fight extremism in Moslem communities. The conference will discuss King Abdullah's recent call urging the Islamic scholars to stand up to terrorism and extremism, he pointed out. He said the conference would bring together a large number of prominent Islamic scholars from the Kingdom and other parts of the Moslem world. |
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