NEWS

The Indonesia International Book Fair opened its doors to visitors today with the Muslim Council of Elders among its most prominent participations. The Council is participating for the second time at the fair with a number of publications that promote tolerance and coexistence. The most notable of these publications being; ‘Al Qawl Al Tayeb’ by Council Chairman His Eminence Dr. Ahmed Al-Tayeb, the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar and ‘Love in the Holy Quran’ by His Royal Highness Prince Ghazi bin Mohammed as well as ‘Islam, the West and Tolerance: Conceiving Coexistence’ by Dr. Aaron Tyler.

The Council will also host a seminar at its stand titled ‘Tolerance and Coexistence in Nusantara’ by Dr. Mohammed Zainul Majd, President of the World Organization for Al-Azhar Graduates in Indonesia.

The Secretary General of the Muslim Council of Elders Dr. Sultan Al Remeithi has praised the Arab Republic of Egypt for its role in countering hate speech and extremism, during an online seminar titled ‘Combatting Extremism and Hate Speech: A New Dawn’ which was organized by the TRENDS Research and Advisory center. 

Al Remeithi also acknowledged the commendable role of Egyptian President Abdel Fatah El Sisi in implementing a strategy to stem hate and extremism which would have plunged the entire region into a state of anarchy. He also praised Egypt’s current renaissance and the many development projects underway to enhance Egypt’s standing regionally and internationally.

Dr. Al Remeithi added, “Extremism has crossed international boundaries through its exploitation of social and economic changes in often-complex societal environments. There must be concerted intellectual efforts to address extremism by enlightening and educating people in order to avoid the disaster of creating societies that are incubators for extremism.”