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The 14th Executive Council of the Conference of Ministers of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs in the Islamic World, meeting on Saturday in Mecca, decided to organize its next session in Morocco.
This decision was announced by the Executive Council on the eve of the 9th Conference of Ministers of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs in the Islamic World, which will be held this Sunday at the initiative of the Saudi Ministry of Islamic Affairs, with the participation of ministers, presidents of Islamic councils and scholars from 62 countries, including the Minister of Endowments and Islamic Affairs, Ahmed Toufiq.
Held under the theme “The role of the Ministries of Islamic Affairs and Awqaf in promoting the principles of moderation and consolidating the values of tolerance”, the 9th Conference of Ministers of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs in the Islamic World will provide a platform for exchange through ten dialogue sessions on themes related to the renewal of religious discourse as a lever for consecrating the principles of middle ground and moderation, the fight against extremism, terrorism and hate speech, and the promotion of common human values, tolerance and coexistence, in addition to the contribution of the Waqf sector to development and investment.
The conference will provide an opportunity for participants to share experiences and best practices in building and maintaining mosques, appointing imams, preachers, muezzins and designing programmes.
The 14th meeting of the Executive Council was marked in particular by the examination of several questions and proposals concerning the theme of the tenth Conference, as well as new challenges on the scale of the Islamic world and recommendations relating to the improvement of the action mechanisms of the Conference.
The Executive Council of the Conference of Ministers of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs in the Islamic World is composed of 8 member countries, namely Saudi Arabia, the Kingdom of Morocco, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the Republic of Indonesia, the Republic of Pakistan, the Republic of Gambia, Kuwait and the Arab Republic of Egypt.
