Earlier today,
The Parliament of Kazakhstan hosted at its headquarters in the capital, Astana, H.E. Sheikh Dr. Mohammed Al-issa
, Secretary-General of the Muslim World League (MWL) and Chairman of the Organization of Muslim Scholars.
H.E. Dr. Al-Issa was received by H.E. Mr. Maulen Ashimbayev, Chairperson of the Senate of the Parliament; H.E. Mr. Zhakip Asanov, Deputy of the Senate of the Parliament; and several members of Parliament.
H.E. the Chairperson of the Senate emphasized the significance of Dr. Al-Issa’s participation as the Guest of Honor at the Eighth Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions, noting his country’s full preparedness to cooperate with the MWL in various fields. He commended the MWL’s efforts in promoting civilizational dialogue, its initiatives to build bridges between East and West, and the Charter Of Makkah conference, sponsored by the Custodian Of The Two HolyMosques — may Allah protect him.
H.E. the Secretary-General and Chairman of the Organization of Muslim Scholars briefed the attendees on the MWL’s strategic missions, both within and beyond the Islamic world, and its responsibility to represent Muslim peoples in international forums. The most recent example of this was its selection last March by the United Nations General Assembly as the spokesperson for Muslim peoples during the first commemoration of the International Day to Combat Islamophobia, held at UN headquarters in New York.
H.E. also praised the international contributions of the Republic of Kazakhstan, which reflect its deeply rooted values, emphasizing that it has set a distinguished global model of coexistence — one worthy of emulation by countries characterized by religious, ethnic, and cultural diversity.
