Muslim World League Chief Mohammed bin Abdul Karim Al-Issa and Chechnya’s Grand Mufti Sheikh Salah Majayev signed a memorandum of cooperation at MWL headquarters in Makkah on Wednesday.
The MoU covered mutual cooperation on spreading moderation, combating extremism and Islamophobia, and expressing the position of Islam on extremist movements and deviant trends.
Both sides agreed to organize meetings between Muslim academics, thinkers and researchers and followers of other cultures and civilizations for dialogue and cooperation to improve the image of Islam and to highlight its universal human values, to support moderation, tolerance, justice, understanding and peace among peoples.
The agreement also dealt with cooperation between the two sides in the exchange of information, expertise and publications and the preparation of studies, research seminars and dialogue programs on the areas of joint action.
The cooperation agreement included a number of items that enhance the provision of scholarships for students as well as paying attention to the Arabic language among non-Arab Muslims (Muslim minorities).
