ICESCO and Mohammadia League of Scholars Explore Ways to Strengthen Cooperation
1 October 2021
Dr. Salim M. AlMalik, Director-General (DG) of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO), met Dr. Ahmed Abbadi, Secretary-General of Mohammadia Leagueof Scholars, to explore ways to strengthen the partnership between ICESCO and the League by holding the 2nd Edition of the International Conference on the Prophet’s Seerah in 2022, and publishing the second volume of the Encyclopedia on Deconstructing the Discourse of Extremism.
During the meeting, held on Thursday, September 30, 2021, at the headquarters of the League, in Rabat, Dr. AlMalik commended the successful strategic partnership between ICESCO and the League, which resulted in several achievements in 2021, particularly the International Conference on the Civilizational Values in the Prophet’s Seerah, under the high patronage of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, may Allah assist him, and the publication of the first volume of the Encyclopedia on Deconstructing the Discourse of Extremism.
Dr. Abbadi stressed that the strategic partnership between the League and ICESCO is guided by the royal directives of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, included in his royal message addressed to ICESCO’s Islamic Conference of Ministers in Charge of Childhood, held under the theme “Towards a Safe Childhood”, in 2018. His Majesty underlined that “the Kingdom of Morocco reaffirms its firm commitment to joint Islamic action, particularly in crucial issues such as the common future of our Ummah. Against this background, Morocco is willing to make share its accumulated experience with all its fraternal countries.”
The meeting also brought together Dr. Abdelilah Benarafa, ICESCO Deputy DG; Ambassador Khaled Fathalrahman, Director of the Civilizational Dialogue Center; and Dr. Ahmed Said Bah, Adviser to ICESCO DG for Partnerships and International Cooperation; as well as Dr. Abdessamad Ghazi, Director of the Center for Monitoring and Foresight Studies; Dr. Mohammed Al-Mantar, Head of the Center for Quranic Studies; in addition to several officials from the League.
