MAKKAH, Saudi Arabia,
March 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/
-- His Excellency the Secretary General of the Muslim World
League, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the World
Organization of Muslim Scholars Sheikh Dr. Mohammad bin Abdulkarim Alissa has announced a
visit to New Zealand to offer
condolences to the victims, families and communities of the
Christchurch attack and will also
visit those wounded in the tragedy. In a meeting today with
Ambassador James Monroe,
New Zealand's representative to
the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Dr.
Alissa said that his visit will be on behalf of all Muslims and
reiterated that in the face of such evil, the global community can
answer only with the values of love, harmony and peace.
Ambassador Monroe said that the tragedy of the two mosques will
not alter New Zealand's national
harmony or diversity and welcomed Dr. Alissa's visit.
In a statement issued on Friday, March
15, 2019, Dr. Alissa said, "To address the scourge extremism
and Islamophobia, we need governments and faith organizations
around the world to work together to encourage religious tolerance
and understanding and prevent all forms of incitement and hatred,
including all types of hatred leveled against any religion or
ethnicity."
The Muslim World League has pledged to increase its efforts to
work with multi-faith groups in order to create initiatives that
promote greater understanding and tolerance.
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