Arab Times

Nation bastion of humanity under Amir’s rule: minister

Arabs eye joint anti-terror fight

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Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs Mohammad Al-Jabri during the 27th Conference of the Supreme Council for

Islamic Affairs. CAIRO, March 11, (KUNA): Through espousing such virtues as forgivenes­s and moderation, His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah has transforme­d Kuwait into a bastion of humanity, a Kuwaiti minister said on Saturday.

Kuwait’s Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs Mohammad AlJabri made the remarks in a statement to the press on the sidelines of the 27th Conference of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs held in the Egyptian capital Cairo, which zeroes in on the role of lawmakers in promoting peace and efforts to fight terrorism.

Moreover, Al-Jabri, who is also Minister of State for Municipal Affairs, noted that a Kuwaiti identity has become synonymous with forbearanc­e and temperaten­ess, adding that rectitude is embedded in the strategies of Kuwait’s Ministry of Awqaf.

As the Arab world is gripped by tumult, the Kuwaiti minister added that extremism and radicaliza­tion have sullied the image of the Islamic faith.

He also pointed out that the conference is an opportunit­y for Arab

Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs Mohammad Al-Jabri arrives in Cairo.

and Islamic leaders to work together to deal with the mounting threat of terrorism.

Dr Abdullah Al-Maatouq, Chairman of the Internatio­nal Islamic Charitable Organizati­on and Advisor at the Amiri Diwan (in the State of Kuwait), said on Saturday that the 27th Internatio­nal Conference of the Islamic Higher Affairs Council is of particular significan­ce considerin­g noticeable mushroomin­g of terrorism and extremism in the Middle East.

Terrorism has become a preoccupat­ion for all Arab and Islamic states, said Dr Al-Maatouq in a statement to Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) on the conference margins.

This hazard now threatens all states of the globe, and not only countries in the Middle East or the Muslims, said Dr Al-Maatouq.

Those who have been involved in terrorist acts are actually shunned and disgraced by Islam and the Muslim nation, Dr Al-Maatouq said, reminding that Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) had stood firm and fought extremism and violence.

Egypt’s hosting of such a conference is yet a new evidence that this nation advocates fighting radicalism and terrorism and seeks to promote the fact that terrorism is not related to tolerant Islam, he concluded.

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