TRIPOLI, November 29 (Mercy for Mankind) – The
morning session of the last day of the seventh general
conference of the World Islamic Call resumed Monday,
November 29, after a half an hour interval.
Members of Islamic organizations and institutions around
the world continued presenting their reports on Da`wah
and other activities in their regions, in addition to
their suggestions to the WICS for the coming period.
President of the session, Dr Hamid Al-Ansari,
deputy-chairman of the board directors of
IslamOnline.net network, reminded the speakers to stick
to time limits to give the chance to the biggest number
possible of participants to take the floor.
Hajj Omar Cella Ba, from Sera Leon, thanked the Libyan
leader and the WICS for the great help Sera Leonean
Muslims have been receiving in the different fields.
"We ask all Muslim organizations to help Muslims in Sera
Leon morally and financially."
Mrs. Khadigha, President of Women Union of West Africa,
called for establishing a security fund to help all
Muslims, especially women.
She suggested WICS seeks to help local organizations to
play a more active role in all fields and domains
related to Muslim affairs.
She added that Africa represents 20% of the globe, and
it needs a great push to be back on the track of human
development and progress.
Name Qadir Edeen, president of Indian Union for Muslims
and also an Indian MP, hailed the interfaith conferences
between Christians and Muslims, but he drew the
attention to the importance of similar moves with Hindus
in India.
Ali Hajj Yusuf, consultant of Muslim Scholars
Association in Somalia, briefly touched on the reasons
behind the bloody conflicts ripping Somalia apart.
He then mentioned the scholars' role in establishing
schools, holding training sessions and other efforts
that aim at reaching stability, security and
reconciliation in Somalia.
He concluded with urging WICS and Muslims to help
Somalia regain its stability and status as an Arab,
Muslim state.
Kamel Abu Bakr, Ethiopia, Chairman of Ethiopian Schools
Association, then took the floor.
Mohamed Nour Hussien, editor of Al-Uswah Journal in
Bangladesh, touched on the urgent need back home for
having more Islamic callers, preparing training courses
for callers and providing for the establishment of more
call schools.
He also asked for the establishment of a WICS branch in
the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, and the strengthening of
cooperative relations between the Great Jamahiriya and
Bangladesh.
Mrs Asma Warsy, editor of Islamic paper called Ambition,
from Canada, called for more attention to be paid to
Islamic media and Muslim reporters, to be able to stand
up to the challenges of biased media.
Mohie Edeen Jiniedy, head of Muhammadiyah organization
in Indonesia, also touched on the situation in the
biggest Muslim country on earth and problems with other
non-Muslim communities living there.
Other speakers from Kuwait, Suriname, Niger, New
Zealand, Holland, Cameroon, Madagascar and other
nationalities took the floor.
Speakers briefed the participants on the Da`wah,
humanitarian, relief, medical and cultural activities in
their areas.
They also presented suggestions to WICS on the various
domains and sectors, aiming to develop and enlarge the
role of the society worldwide.
Rapporteur-general of the conference made a brief
comment on the problem of Darfur in Western Sudan,
explaining the roots behind it.
Al-Ghowail briefed the guests on the historical,
colonial background that ultimately led to most of the
conflicts on Muslim soil currently, notably in Darfur as
well.
