Dialogue, interaction key to global peace

Participants stress need to fight against terrorism collectively

Participants of a seminar at International Islamic University, Islamabad (IIUI) have expressed the opinion that interaction for the sake of peace was vital. They agreed that religious bias and racism should be discouraged for promoting tranquility across the world.



They exchanged these views in a seminar on “Efforts of Kazakhstan and Pakistan for promotion of global peace through congress of leaders of the world and traditional religions” organised by the Islamic Research Institute (IRI) of IIUI on Friday at the Faisal Masjid campus.

Kazakhstan Ambassador Barlybay Sadykov called for tolerance and partnership to fight against the leading challenges such as terrorism and proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. “The world is in dire need of forums that facilitate genuine dialogue on global peace,” he said. He further added, “We should step up efforts to overcome hatred, prejudice, stereotypes and bias.”



The Ambassador stated that world leaders and religious scholars were going to discuss the topic “Religious leaders for the safe world” in a special session in Astana on October 11 and 12. He also highlighted the importance and efforts of congress of leaders through its secretariat.

IIUI President Dr Ahmed Yousif Al-Draiweesh called upon religious scholars of the Muslim world to devise a comprehensive policy to spread Islam’s message of peace. He stressed that the role of universities in the Muslim world was vital in the promotion of global peace.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 29^th, 2018.