Saudi Islamic affairs minister meets with officials participating in Makkah conference

Ƶ’s Islamic minister meets with a number of officials and dignitaries participating in the Islamic conference taking place in Makkah on Sunday. (SPA)
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  • The two-day international conference is titled “Communication with the Departments of Religious Affairs, Ifta and Sheikhdoms in the World”

RIYADH: Ƶ’s Islamic Minister Sheikh Abdullatif Al-Asheikh met with a number of officials and dignitaries participating in the Islamic conference taking place in Makkah on Sunday.

The two-day international conference, titled “Communication with the Departments of Religious Affairs, Ifta and Sheikhdoms in the World,” is being held under the theme “communication and integration.”It will be attended by about 150 leading Islamic scholars, muftis, religious leaders and thinkers from 85 countries.

Al-Asheikh met with the Grand Mufti of Lebanon Sheikh Abdul Latif Derian, the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem Sheikh Mohammad Hussein, the head of Turkey’s Religious Affairs Directorate Ali Erbas, the president of Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind Arshad Madani, the chairman of the Committee for the Vision of the Crescent of Pakistan Abdul Khabeer Azad, the president of the French Council of the Muslim Faith Mohammed Moussaoui, and others.

During the meeting, they discussed a number of issues of common interest related to Islam and serving Muslims.