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TRIPOLI, November 29 (Mercy for Mankind) – The board of members of the World
Islamic Call Society resumed addressing the seventh general conference of
the WICS on the cultural, humanitarian and Da`wah (call) activities in their
regions, during last day's morning session of the November 26-29 event.
Rapporteur-general of the conference, Ibrahim Al-Ghwoail, opened the
session, welcomed the participants and guests, then gave the word to the
session's president.
Dr Hamid Al-Ansari, deputy-chairman of the board directors of
IslamOnline.net network, presided over the first morning.
At the beginning, Dr. Ansari addressed the participants, reminding them of
the importance of being short and to the point, so as to give the chance to
the some 40 guests who have requested to present their regional reports.
Dr Ansari then called the presidential consultant for Muslim Affairs in
Burkina Faso, Abu Bakr, to address the session.
Abu Bakr highlighted the great achievements of the WICS in Burkina Faso,
adding efforts in the fields of Da`wah, humanitarian relief and medical
services, in addition to eorts in the field of education to spread the Arab
world.
He further said these efforts have so far helped a great deal in the spread
of Islamic activities in the African state.
President of Al-Azhar Islamic institutions in Sera Leon and West Africa,
Sheikh Maamol, in his speech, then delivered a brief report on the WICS
activities in Sera Leon.
Kamal Mohamed Ali, from Nigeria, secretary of Al-Nahda Islamic Society
hailed the efforts of the revolutionary leader of Libya and of the Islamic
Call Leadership, in the field of interfaith activities.
"This has helped a great in the giant leaps taken in this regard in Nigeria.
Muslims and Christians are now sitting together and speaking to solve any
differences."
Abdul Aziz, spokesman of the Tijani Tarikah, president of Islamic
institution in Senegal, thanked the WICS for its great efforts in all fields
to alleviate the sufferings of Muslims in Senegal and meet all their Da`wah,
humanitarian and cultural needs.
Yassin Abu Bakr, Imam of the Muslim Community in the Caribbean, in his
speech, highlighted the problems that face Muslim communities in non-Muslim
countries and asked for that to be taken into consideration.
He then offered adding program of international relations to the curricula
of the Islamic Call College, to prepare them for diplomatic posts as well.
He also said there was the problem of some graduates who return home to find
no job to invest their valuable education, asking for specific programs for
making use of their knowledge.
He then asked for the establishment of an arbitration body, affiliated to
the WICS, to help solve international conflicts and disputes.
Ali Ahmed Taha, vice-president of Higher Council for Muslim affairs in Chad,
suggested the WICS should support Arabic and Islamic schools and establish
universities in non-Arabic speaking countries.
Africa needs more care and interest from Islamic countries not to be forced
to send their Muslim sons and daughters to study in what he termed as
"un-Islamic countries".
Ahmed Abdi Debisso, Muslim council in Somalia, in his speech called for an
extensive effort by the WICS and Muslim leaders to mediate and solve the
aching conflicts in war-torn Somalia.
Waleed Carponill, a media professor from the Philippines, in his speech
touched on the veracious media attacks against Muslims. He said people are
being attacked not for their race or anything, but only for being a Muslim.
"We need a media counterattack in order to take back that injustice and
unacceptable behaviour. Propaganda in media is one of the major weapons at
war… The only superpower now considers its enemy to be Islam, what are we
going to do about it".
Shiekh Muhammed Said Chennaoui, Supreme Sheikh of Sufi Tariqas, President of
the Supreme Council of Sufism in Egypt was the last to take the floor. His
short speech focused on terror and how it is a global evil that knows no
religion, race or ethnicity.
The session was then recessed for a 30-minute interval. |
