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Written by Taghrib News Agency
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Wednesday, 11 March 2009 16:40 |
 "The Islamic Republic of Iran is to host 22nd International Conference on
Islamic Unity from March 13-15," Secretary-General of the World Forum for
Proximity of Islamic Schools of Thought Ayatollah Mohammad-Ali Taskhiri told
reporters on Tuesday.
According to Taghrib News Agency, the conference whose theme is “Islamic Ummah:
Challenges, Strategies” will bring together 60 thinkers from Iran and other 100
from other countries including the U.S., the UK, France, Saudi Arabia, the
United Arab Emirate, Egypt, Oman, Sudan, Kuwait, Morocco, Uzbekistan, Yemen,
Syria, Tunis, Hong Kong, Turkey, Iraq, Gambia, Pakistan, Indonesia, ,Jordan ,
Qatar among others.
Challenges facing the World of Islam and ways to remove these challenges will be
among topics to be reviewed by the participants in the conference," Ayatollah
Taskhiri said.
He pointed out that the designation of the period from 12th-17th Rabi-al Awwal
as the Unity Week is part of efforts by the Islamic Republic of Iran to unite
the Islamic World.
Ayatollah Taskhiri noted that the Islamic Unity Conference is one of the most
important programs of the World Forum for Proximity of Islamic Schools of
Thought.
"The latest developments in the World of Islam, particularly the critical
situation in the Gaza Strip and the consequences of the atrocities of the
Zionist regime in the occupied territories will also be discussed by the
participating delegates," he added. Ayatollah Taskhiri further said that the
arrest warrant against the Sudanese president by The Hague-based court will also
be discussed by the participants.
The Secretary General of the World Forum for Proximity of Islamic Schools of
Thought said the conference will begin in Tehran on Friday with an opening
speech delivered by Iran’s Expediency Council Chairman Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi
Rafsanjani and will end with a closing speech by Iran's Minister of Culture and
Islamic Guidance, Mohammad-Hossein Saffar-Harandi.
Ayatollah Taskhiri also said the forum carries out cultural, media and
educational programs and it sends delegations as preachers to international
conferences around the world.Concurrent with the Tehran Islamic Unity conference
there will be grand festivals at Iran’s frontier provinces on the auspicious
birth anniversary of the Prophet Mohammad (s).
Members of the General Assembly of the World Forum for Proximity of Islamic
Schools of Thought will also attend the conference held on the occasion of the
Islamic Unity Week. According Islamic narrations of the Sunni Muslims, the 12th
of Rabi al-Awwal is recognized as the birth anniversary of Prophet Muhammad
(s). On the other hand Islamic sources relied upon by Shia Muslims and based
on the narrations from the Ahlul Bayt (The Prophet's pure progeny) the
auspicious birthday of the Prophet was on 17th of Rabi-al-Awwal. In order to
bridge this difference and use it as an opportunity to unite the ranks of
Muslims, the founder of the Islamic Revolution of Iran, Imam Khomeini designated the period of Maulid celebrations from 12th to the 17th of Rabi al-Awwal
as the Islamic Unity Week. This dynamic concept aims to bring all Muslim schools
of thought on the common platform of Islamic unity.
Source: Taghrib News Agency
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Last Updated on Friday, 10 April 2009 02:12 |
I wonder if any real coverage will be available, in terms of audio/video footage, transcripts, etc. That would be really nice, insha'Allah..