MWL Chief Meets Islamic Leaders, Figures at Hajj

Muslim World League Sec-Gen Mohammad al-Issa with Muslim leaders (SPA)
Muslim World League Sec-Gen Mohammad al-Issa with Muslim leaders (SPA)
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MWL Chief Meets Islamic Leaders, Figures at Hajj

Muslim World League Sec-Gen Mohammad al-Issa with Muslim leaders (SPA)
Muslim World League Sec-Gen Mohammad al-Issa with Muslim leaders (SPA)

Muslim World League Sec-Gen Mohammad al-Issa held a series of friendly meetings at the League’s building in Mina and its headquarters in Makkah with several senior scholars, muftis, and religious leaders in various countries of the Islamic world.

Issa also received calls from senior Islamic figures, including muftis, heads of Islamic centers, and members of the Council of Senior Scholars in Saudi Arabia and the Islamic world.

The guests commended the excellent services provided to the pilgrims, commending the success of the Hajj season.

They applauded Sheikh Issa’s sermon on Arafa Day, which focused on the nation’s creed, unity, and values. The speech was viewed live by more than six hundred million via Manarat al-Haramain website and translated into fourteen languages.

Sheikh Issa’s met with the Grand Mufti of Egypt, Shawki Allam, Sec-Gen of the Council of Senior Scholars Fahd al-Majed, Sec-Gen of the International Islamic Fiqh Academy (IIFA) Moustapha Sano, Malaysian Minister of Religious AffairsDatuk Idris Ahmad, Indonesian Minister of Religious Affairs Yaqut Khalil Qumas, and President of the Nahdlatul Ulama Yahya Khalil in Makkah.

He also met with the Iraqi Minister of Hajj Sami al-Masoudi, the head of the Iraqi Sunni Endowment Sheikh Abdul-Khaliq al-Azzawi, members of the Iraqi Fiqh Council, Pakistani Minister of Religious Affairs Abdul Shakur Sardar Khan, the Jordanian Minister of Awqaf Mohammad al-Khalayleh, Mauritanian Minister of Islamic Affairs and Original Education Dah Ould Amar Talib, and the Chairman of the Pakistan Scholars Council Sheikh Hafiz Tahir Ashrafi.



OIC Condemns Israeli Bombing of Journalists' Tent in Gaza

A Palestinian journalist inspects the debris and damage after an Israeli strike hit a tent used by journalists in the southern city of Khan Younis on April 7, 2025. (AFP)
A Palestinian journalist inspects the debris and damage after an Israeli strike hit a tent used by journalists in the southern city of Khan Younis on April 7, 2025. (AFP)
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OIC Condemns Israeli Bombing of Journalists' Tent in Gaza

A Palestinian journalist inspects the debris and damage after an Israeli strike hit a tent used by journalists in the southern city of Khan Younis on April 7, 2025. (AFP)
A Palestinian journalist inspects the debris and damage after an Israeli strike hit a tent used by journalists in the southern city of Khan Younis on April 7, 2025. (AFP)

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) strongly condemned Israeli forces’ bombing of a journalists’ tent in Khan Younis, in southern Gaza.

One journalist was killed and several others were injured in the attack.

The OIC stated that the incident is a clear violation of press freedom and reflects Israel’s ongoing policy of suppressing the media, concealing its actions, and preventing the international community from accessing accurate information.

The organization held Israeli authorities fully responsible for the deaths of more than 210 journalists since the beginning of the military operation in Gaza Strip, which the OIC has described as genocide.

The OIC renewed its call on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to complete its investigations into all alleged crimes committed by Israel against civilians, including journalists who face targeted killings, arbitrary arrests, and physical assaults while performing their professional duties.

The organization also urged international bodies, particularly UNESCO, to take action to ensure accountability, uphold press freedom, and protect the safety of journalists working in the occupied Palestinian territories in accordance with international law.