Saudi Arabia Turns Spain Into a Meeting Place for Global Dialogue
MADRID, July 16 /PRNewswire-Asianet/--
- A World Conference on Dialogue to be Held From the
16th to the 18th of July, 2008 in Madrid by an Invitation From King Abdullah
Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud of Saudi Arabia
- Politicians, Leaders and Representatives From All Over the World
Travel to Madrid to Discuss This Issue.
- The King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, King of Saudi Arabia and D.
Juan Carlos I, King of Spain Today Inaugurate This Meeting Place for Global
Dialogue.
Madrid has become the venue for the World Conference for
Dialogue which was announced by the King of Saudi Arabia, Abdullah Bin
Abdulaziz Al-Saud, during the International Islamic Conference for Dialogue
held in Mecca on 30th May this year. The convocation, organised by the
General Secretary of the Muslim World League (MWL), is uniting leading
personalities specializing in dialogue and topics such as "life of human
societies, international co-operation, human rights, security and peace and
living peacefully together" in Spain from today till the 18th of July, 2008.
This international conference targeted the followers and
experts of the three monotheistic Abrahamic world religions (Judaism,
Christianity and Islam) and other creeds. The followers of these religions
meet again in a formal manner to have a dialogue between religious leaders
and secular thinkers and intellectuals. The Spanish King D.Juan Carlos I and
King Abdullah, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, have inaugurated this
conference today Wednesday 16th of July, 2008.
Aims and themes of the conference
- Underline the fact that religion is an important factor in
human societies
- Contemplate on the success and failures of past experiences
of dialogue among the followers of different faiths and cultures in order to
enhance their positive aspects and avoid their negative aspects in the future
dialogues.
- Study and analyse the obstacles which might prevent dialogue
from reaching its desired objectives
- Co-ordinate different efforts at an international level to
counteract emerging challenges arising from negative behaviours which are
incompatible with human nature and universal human values.
- Strengthen moral values and noble social practices against
licentiousness and anarchy, moral decadency and the disintegration of the
family
- Resisting tendencies which promote conflicts between
different peoples culture and nations.
With the intention to reach these objectives, the World
Conference on Dialogue deals with five fundamental themes:
- Dialogue and its religious and civilizational foundations.
- The significance of dialogue in human society.
- Common human values in the field of dialogue.
- Evaluation and improvement of dialogue.
- Dissemination of the culture of dialogue and co-existence
Abdullah Bin Abdulmuhsin Al-Turki, General Secretary of the
Muslim World League, affirms that "King Abdullah's initiative has achieved
the unanimous agreement of the Islamic community".
About World Islamic League
The World Islamic League is a non-profit non-governmental
Islamic organization, created on 18th May of 1962. It represents the Islamic
people and minorities all over the world and organises cultural and
beneficial activities. Its head office is located in Mecca, Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia, but also has more than 40 offices over all continents.
The League is a member of the Economic and Social Council of
the United Nations and takes part of the UNESCO and UNICEF. In addition, it is an observing member of the
Organisation of the Islamic Conference.
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Source: World Conference on Dialogue
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