Religions-Dialogue
The Muslim World League (MWL) will organize a global interfaith dialogue in Madrid on July 16.

Leading personalities representing various monotheistic religions would participate in the three-day conference, which would discuss various topics, including social amity, international cooperation, human rights and co-existence, MWL secretary-general Abdullah Al-Turki said.

"The call for dialogue between various religions, cultures, civilizations and ideologies by Saudi King Abdullah at a conference organized by the MWL early this month was, in fact, a call from holy Mecca, which is the venue of divine inspiration, the source of the Islamic message and the Qibla (the direction of prayer) of Muslims," Al-Turki said.

The MWL chief said King Abdullah's initiative has been hailed unanimously by the Muslim world, which was represented at the conference by prominent scholars and thinkers.

"The MWL received numerous calls from Muslim and international organizations, research centers, individuals and scholars, emphasizing the need for holding an international conference in which scholars of all faiths and ideologies and promoters of justice and peace in the world can participate so that the deliberations of the Mecca conference could be discussed," he said.

An action program for interfaith dialogues with the aim of guaranteeing a safe future for mankind was drawn up at the Mecca conference.

The conference also stressed the need to build a bridge of mutual understanding and co-existence between various people so that the world would be free from the evils of war, injustice, violence, terrorism, drugs and depravity, Al-Turki said.

He added that the Madrid conference would discuss major topics, such as the religious and cultural roots of dialogue, moral values of contemporary man, and the role of religion in combating crimes, drugs and corruption.