‘Islam gives special place to humanitarian laws’

Dr Al-Draiweesh highlights IIUI’s work in human rights awareness

Islam, as a religion, gives special importance to humanitarian laws and discusses all the prerogatives of humans in detail.

This was stated by International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI) President Dr Ahmed Yousif Al-Draiweesh on Monday as he chaired the concluding ceremony for a four-day regional course on Islam and International Humanitarian Law (IHL).

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The course had been organised by the Shariah Academy of the IIUI in collaboration with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and was attended by the Islamic scholars hailing from Bangladesh, Afghanistan and all the provinces of Pakistan representing various universities.

Dr Al-Draiweesh highlighted IIUI’s work in human rights awareness and recalled past programmes held in collaboration with the ICRC. 

Published in The Express Tribune, October 15^th, 2019.