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The pope in Saudi Arabia? It's possible

Seeking to improve its image, Saudi kingdom serves kosher food at interfaith summit aimed at combating extremism

Salon · Jun 18, 2022

MWL Secretary-General Calls for Bridging ‘Wide’ Gap Between Rich, Poor

Secretary-General of the Muslim World League Dr. Mohammad al-Issa has participated as a guest of honor in the world’s high-level forum, which brought together the heads of major regional and international organizations active in the field of humanitarian work. Activities of the forum, hosted by Geneva, were launched under the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 14, 2022

Al-Issa, Congress Members Discuss Values of Friendship, Cooperation

Sheikh Dr. Mohammad Al-Issa, Secretary-General of the Muslim World League, said that Saudi Arabia represented the unifying spirit of the Islamic world. Al-Issa met on Wednesday with a delegation of members of the US Congress. The delegation included: Republican Representative from Utah Chris Stewart, Republican Representative from Michigan Lisa McClain,…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 26, 2022

Muslim World League Hosts Tanzania Forum for the Service of Revelations

The Muslim World League (MWL) concluded on Tuesday the Tanzania Regional Forum for the Service of the Two Revelations, which discussed several axes including the role of the Makkah Al-Mukarramah Document in highlighting the tolerance of Islam and spreading societal awareness in urgent contemporary issues. The three-day forum also discussed…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 3, 2022

OIC, MWL Welcome UN Classification of Houthis as Terrorist Group

The Organization of Islamic cooperation (OIC) and the Makkah-based Muslim World League (MWL) have welcomed the decision of the UN Security Council to classify Yemen’s Houthi militias as a terrorist group. The Jeddah-based OIC expressed hope that this decision would contribute to putting an end to the terrorist acts of…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 2, 2022

MWL Chief Meets Religious Leaders in Thailand

Secretary-General of the Muslim World League (MWL) Sheikh Mohammad bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa and an accompanying delegation visited the Kingdom of Thailand upon an official invitation from the Thai government. Religious leaders in Southeast Asia have praised the “fruitful” visit to Thailand by the MWL delegation. During the visit, Fatoni University…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 24, 2022

Muslim Word League Chief Holds High-level Talks with Thai Officials

Secretary-General of the Muslim World League (MWL) Sheikh Dr. Mohammad bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa and an accompanying delegation visited Thailand on Monday at the invitation from the Thai government. Al-Issa met with Thai Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 22, 2022

Maldives President Awards MWL Chief ‘Order of Honor of the Republic’

President of the Maldives Ibrahim Mohamed Solih met at the presidential palace on Monday with a Muslim World League (MWL) delegation, led by its Secretary-General Dr. Mohammad al-Issa. The visiting delegation arrived in Male in response to an official invitation by the president. During the meeting, Solih awarded Issa the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 15, 2022

MWL Holds 45th Session, Calls for Overcoming Differences

The Supreme Council of the Muslim World League has highly appreciated the efforts of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman and the Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, which call for the unity of the Islamic conscience and spreading cooperation and solidarity among Muslims. The council also praised…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 8, 2022