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Madinah
conference to highlight Saudi humanitarian assistance
Thursday December 16, 2010 08:34:16 AM,
ummid.com News Desk
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Malegaon:
The first international conference on the Kingdom’s efforts to
serve Islamic causes will open here on Sunday, with more than 100
scholars and Muslim researchers from 35 countries participating.
The three-day conference is jointly organized by the Islamic
University in Madinah and King Abdul Aziz Library.
According to a report in Arab News, the conference will include special sessions for dialogue with a
number of senior Saudi officials including Makkah Gov. Prince
Khaled Al-Faisal, Minister of Culture and Information Abdul Aziz
Khoja and Deputy Chairman of the Shoura Council Bandar Al-Hajjar.
Secretary-General of the GCC Abdul Rahman Al-Attiyah,
Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC)
Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu and Deputy Secretary-General of the Arab
League Ahmad bin Hilly will address the conference, which will
highlight the Kingdom’s role in fulfilling the causes of the
Islamic Ummah.
The conference will also focus on the scientific and cultural
efforts the Kingdom is making on behalf of Muslims and its relief
and humanitarian assistance.
A number of university rectors participating in the conference
considered it an important event and said it will focus on the
efforts the Kingdom has exerted since its establishment to serve
Islam and Muslims.
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