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November 3rd, 2008, 01:12 PM
UN interfaith meet set to back Saudi initiative
P.K. Abdul Ghafour | Arab News
JEDDAH: About 30 world leaders including Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah, US President George W. Bush, Lebanese President Michel Suleiman and President Gloria Arroyo of the Philippines are expected to attend the interfaith dialogue conference at the United Nations in New York on Nov. 12.
Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann, president of the UN General Assembly, has sent invitations to leaders of 192 member countries, informed sources said, adding that the conference would focus on the importance of promoting interfaith dialogue in order to strengthen world peace and stability.
The UN interfaith conference, which is the first of its kind, is being held at the initiative of King Abdullah and on the recommendations of the World Dialogue Conference that was held in Madrid in July.
King Abdullah announced last week that he would go to America for the interfaith dialogue conference. He emphasized the importance of the New York conference as it comes at a time when the world is criticizing Islam. “It is regrettable that some of our sons.......
http://www.arabnews.com/?page=1§ion=0&article=105246&d=3&m=11&y=2008
P.K. Abdul Ghafour | Arab News
JEDDAH: About 30 world leaders including Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah, US President George W. Bush, Lebanese President Michel Suleiman and President Gloria Arroyo of the Philippines are expected to attend the interfaith dialogue conference at the United Nations in New York on Nov. 12.
Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann, president of the UN General Assembly, has sent invitations to leaders of 192 member countries, informed sources said, adding that the conference would focus on the importance of promoting interfaith dialogue in order to strengthen world peace and stability.
The UN interfaith conference, which is the first of its kind, is being held at the initiative of King Abdullah and on the recommendations of the World Dialogue Conference that was held in Madrid in July.
King Abdullah announced last week that he would go to America for the interfaith dialogue conference. He emphasized the importance of the New York conference as it comes at a time when the world is criticizing Islam. “It is regrettable that some of our sons.......
http://www.arabnews.com/?page=1§ion=0&article=105246&d=3&m=11&y=2008