Grand Imam of Al-Azhar presides over World Islamic Council meetings

Dr. Mohamed Sayed Tantawi, the Grand Imam of al- Azhar and the Chairman of the World Islamic Council for call and relief, inaugurates this morning the 12th conference of the institutional body of the higher Islamic council for call which will be attended by representatives from 65 states and world Islamic bodies as well as a large number of representatives from world call and relief agencies.

The conference will discuss ways of boosting coordination among Moslem countries as a preliminary step towards beefing up relief aid to war victims and Islamic minorities.

The conference will discuss the issue of the unified Jerusalem and the necessity of putting it under the Palestinian sovereignty.

The conference will stress the importance of offering urgent aid to the Palestinian and Chechen peoples and Moslems who are suffering in Somalia, Kashmir, and Kosovo.

The conference will also discuss boosting social, economic, and educational positions of the sons of the Islamic minorities in the world.