Sunday 29 May 2016

The Arab League and Al-Azhar agree to strengthen cooperation in the fight against Islamophobia


Cairo (Ina) agreed to the Arab League and Al - Azhar Al - Sharif on boosting cooperation between the two sides with regard to combating the phenomenon of Islamophobia and counter extremist ideology and by organizing seminars, symposia, workshops and publications to publicize the true image of Islam and its values ​​so as to contribute in addressing the phenomenon of Islamophobia in the Western world . 
this came during a meeting of the dialogue of the League of Arab States civilizations administration with Al - Azhar delegation , which included experts from the dialogue Center. 
confirmed Minister Plenipotentiary Semitic Baybars director of the dialogue of civilizations management of the importance of this meeting, which comes at a very sensitive time , which is experiencing Western societies growing rates of violence against Arabs and Muslims in recent years , particularly after the terrorist attacks that occurred in both Paris and Brussels.
she Baybars in remarks to reporters that he is currently studying signed a protocol of joint cooperation between the Arab League and Al - Azhar Al - Sharif, saying that it will soon hold a roundtable on the subject of addressing extremist ideology in the world, with a focus on the Arab world and Europe. 
she said there were representatives of the authorities and Western institutions will participate in the table in addition to the representatives of the States and Arab organizations. 
she warned Baybars of the danger of the growing phenomenon of private Islamophobia with monitoring the escalation of the extreme right in many Western countries , which feared him dealing negatively with the Arab and Muslim communities in Western countries.

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