Egypt’s Dar Al-Iftaa Establishes World Council to Counter Islamophobia

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Egypt’s Dar Al-Ifta’s Observatory Department has launched a World Council specializing in solving the problems of and bringing together Muslim minorities all around the world, according to Egypt Today.

The move comes at a time when Muslim minorities abroad face difficulties especially with the rise of Islamophobia. The “The International Council of Muslim Minorities'” headquarters will be located in Abu Dhabi.

A conference will take place in Abu Dhabi on May 8 and 9, 2018 where a council will convene including representatives of Muslims from around the world. The conference will discuss the details of the entity and its future role. The council was created based on requests from several Muslim minorities. It will be tasked with duties that aim to concretize Muslim minority practices around the world, in addition to creating an international charter of the rights and freedom of practice for Muslim minorities, according to Mohamed Rl-Bashary, vice president of the council.

The Muslim minority observatory department also aims to fight Islamophobia through finding creative ways to deliver Islam’s message to different groups, through different media channels. It also aims to demolish any misunderstandings towards the religion. Not only that, but the observatory will also try to reach decision makers in different entities te role.Pp.lwcdnnt-arapi/Disab/s esp..Pp?f Mec657bf7-0452-4c0d-a1e9-32a88ea8ba1fck-evpi=8ca46225-42a2-4245-9c20-7850ae937hoblock-3"> tablish640 fivestar-12136 class="aervator

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