By Mahdi Al-Nimr
ROME, Sept 14 (KUNA) -- The State of Kuwait Ambassador to Italy Sheikh Ali Khaled Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on Wednesday praised the Islamic Center in Italy namely its role in promoting the true image and essence of Islam as a message of tolerance among nations of the globe.
Ambassador Sheikh Ali Khaled, in remarks to KUNA after attending a broad luncheon, organized by the Muslim community on Eid Al-Adha, affirmed the State of Kuwait's support for the center and the affiliate Grand Mosque for their key role in preaching values such as dialogue, co-existence and tolerance, as well as renouncing extremism and isolation.
He called, during the gathering, attended by diplomats and dignitaries, for removing "barricades that have been created by hostile powers seeking to isolate the Muslims worldwide." Youth must be guided and well cared for to protect them from deviation "into the swamp of radicalism," Sheikh Ali Khaled stressed.
The ambassador indicated that he had called for holding an Islamic cultural week in the European nation, to be within framework of proclaiming Kuwait the Capital of Islamic Culture (2016).
The Muslim community in Italy is estimated at two million. (end) mn.rk