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Pope Francis receives Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa, secretary-general of the Muslim World League (MWL)

Pope Francis Receives MWL Chief

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 21, 2017 | Middle East

London- Pope Francis on Wednesday met with the Muslim World League’s Chief Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa, the Vatican said in a statement, without elaborating on the content of the meeting. The Muslim world appreciates Pope Francis’ stance on false claims...

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A member loyal to the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) waves an ISIL flag in Raqqa June 29, 2014. REUTERS/Stringer

Coexistence or ISIS

by Ghassan Charbel | Aug 7, 2017 | Opinion

The ISIS terrorist organization was established after the collapse of a series of coexistence trials. It changed maps and tore borders apart, and maps are like buildings, they always need maintenance. Negligence speeds up their demise with walls cracking and doors...

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Lebanese members of parliament attend a session in Beirut, May 31, 2013. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

Coexistence Is the Last Chance to Avoid the Precipice

by Eyad Abu Shakra | Apr 20, 2017 | Opinion

Last week, Egypt’s Coptic Christians cancelled Easter celebrations in mourning for those who were killed in two separate terrorist explosions targeting churches in the cities of Tanta and Alexandria. In Iraq too, new maps are being drawn by sectarianism, while...

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Secretary General of Muslim World League (MWL) Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa speaking at a conference in Durban, South Africa. (Asharq Al-Awsat archives)

Muslim World League: Hate Advances Terror Agendas, Provides Rally Base

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 2, 2017 | World

Durban – Secretary General of Muslim World League (MWL) Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa demanded an audience of scientists and intellectuals to confront hate-fostering atmospheres. They should give emphasis to an aware civilization, religious...

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Pope Francis greets Sheikh Ahmed Mohamed el-Tayeb (R), Egyptian Imam of al-Azhar Mosque at the Vatican, May 23, 2016. © Osservatore Romano / Reuters

Cairo Symposium Promotes Muslim-Christian Coexistence

by Waleed Abdul Rahman | Mar 1, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo- Officials, experts and clerics partaking in the international meeting in Cairo, Egypt on Tuesday reaffirmed that excommunicating other religions contradicts the principals of forgiveness promoted by faith and international conventions. Extremism was conceded to...