04 Oct DICID received the Iraqi Ambassador to Qatar Omar Al-Barzanji
Prof. Ibrahim bin Saleh Al-Naimi, Chairman of the Doha International Centre for Dialogue, received at his office HE the Ambassador of the Republic of Iraq in Qatar, Omar Al-Barzanji on Sunday evening, 29/9/2019, this visit aimed to review the activities of the Centre, exchange ideas, and discuss means for cooperation between DICID and diplomatic representation in Doha in interfaith dialogue field. The guest was received by a number of researchers and officials at the Centre.
At the beginning, Dr. Al-Naimi, welcomed the guest and praised his experience on interfaith and cultural dialogue. He stressed that such meetings with politicians and experts in the field in which he contributed to the opening of new horizons of knowledge, the exchange of ideas, between follower of various faith and ideologies leads to maturity, for the benefit of the future generations.
From his part, the Ambassador thanked the DICID for the warm welcome. He presented his own experience, in Europe, as an expert, where he was leading field number of civil society organizations in Europe, operating in the field of interreligious and cultural dialogue and peace building. He was also represented in official position of the Iraqi government abroad, and also appointed as the undersecretary of state for legal affairs and multilateral relations and interest in dialogue at all these stations, especially in the Vatican.
Ambassador Barzanji stressed the keenness of the Iraqi Embassy to invite Iraqi academic, interfaith specialists and clerics to participate in the dialogue and dialogue around the world, and that it was designed to address issues of concern to humanity, through dialogues, academic analysis and scientific debates, especially from the perspective of religions to the 14th Doha Interfaith conference, that will be held on (3-4 March 2020) entitled: “Religions and hate speech …..Practice and Scriptures “
He proposed, in cooperation with the Doha International Center for Interfaith Dialogue, the organization of a joint symposium discussing on the confusion between Islam and terrorism.
Dr. Al- Naimi welcomed the idea and this subject, pointing out that the seminar should be enriched by other speakers from other religions. He also presented the activities of the Doha International Centre for Interfaith Dialogue, most notably the Doha International Conference on Interfaith Dialogue, which has been held periodically. Thirteen conferences have been organized since the inception of the Centre in 2007.
The Doha International Center for Interreligious Dialogue is the leading institution in Qatar for interreligious and intercultural dialogue and capacity building. To strengthen this trend, it communicates with similar centers around the world, as well as exchanges visits of academics and religious leaders from various faith communities, cultures and races.
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