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Praise be to God and prayers and peace on the Messenger

of God and upon all of His prophets, His representatives of

mercy to the world.

At the outset of my remarks, it gives me great pleasure to

thank Ghainaa Communication and Studies and my brother,

Professor Mohammed bin Saud Al-Bishr for their efforts

in promoting dialogue between the followers of different

religions and civilizations. They are both in the vanguard of

this undertaking.

Not long ago they assembled a group of eminent scholars

and researchers that contributed immensely to the repository

of human knowledge through their writings on civilized

(*) Secretary General of the Makkah-based Muslim World league (MWL)

and member of the Senior Ulema (Muslims scholars) Commission. For

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mer rector of the Riyadh-based Imam Mohammed bin Saud Islamic Uni-

versity and former Minister of Islamic Affairs, Endowment, Call and

Guidance and former advisor at the Saudi Royal Court. Chairs a number

of Islamic councils in the Muslim world and took part in many Islamic

conferences around the world. (Saudi Arabia)