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Muslim scholars call for action against "culture of hatred among nations"

RIYADH, June 7 (KUNA) -- Participants in the freshly-concluded International Islamic Conference on Inter-faith Dialogue have recommended establishing the International King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Center for Civilizations Interaction for the sake of boosting dialogue among nations of diverse cultures.
The conferees, in the end of the conference that concluded in the holy city of Makkah late on Friday, considered the address made by King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz as a basis for the launch of dialogue among nations for sake of global peace and co-existence among the diverse peoples of the world.
They called for organizing a special gathering for working out a mechanism for the global dialogue to contribute in efforts of resolving international crises, affirmed necessity of cooperation among the various religious communities and rejected all forms of moralistic deterioration, family disintegration and unfriendly action against the environment.
They also decided to form a special panel to establish an international authority for dialogue, recommended follow-up sessions and seminars, unifying the Muslims' stance vis-a-vis dialogue with other civilizations, called for involving non-religious figures in such dialogue and exerting efforts to clarify misconceptions about Islam.
They recommended taking action at the media level to counter distorting campaigns and confront calls for confrontations among civilizations, urged international organizations namely the UN to face the culture of hatred among nations and racist and arrogant attitudes that contradict religious messages and international charters.
The gathering was organized in support of the Muslim World League and other Islamic organizations that had been active in the face of distorting campaigns.
The conference kicked off on Wednesday under the patronage of Saudi's King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz and the auspices of the league. (end) ay.rk KUNA 070924 Jun 08NNNN