AhlulBayt News Agency

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25 December 2010

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Egypt to Host First Int’l Meeting of Shia Muslims

The first international meeting of Shia Muslims will be held with the prsence of eminent figures of the world of Islam in March 2011 in Cairo, Egypt

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - The first international meeting of Shia Muslims will be held with the prsence of eminent figures of the world of Islam in March 2011 in Cairo, Egypt.

Mohammad Al-Doreini, head of the Supreme Council for Ahlul Bayt (AS) in Egypt said: “the meeting has been planned with the aim of fighting with terrorism and stressing unity among Muslims and will be attended by eminent figures and intellectuals from Islamic countries.”

“Saleh Al-Heidari, head of the Shia Waqf Diwan in Iraq, Ahmad Al-Samarrai, head of Sunni Waqf Diwan in Iraq, leader of Syrian Orthodox party in Iraq, Muqtada Al-Sadr, leader the movement in Iraq and Ahmad Al-Sayyed Al-Safi representative of Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Systani will be among the figures to be invited for the meeting.”

Al-Doreini added that invitation letters will be sent to the figures following the agreement of Sheikh of Al-Azhar, “Ali Jum’ah, Mufti of Egypt, Mukarram Mohammad Ahmad, head of the Union of Egyptian Journalists, Fahmi Huwaidi, famous Egyptian writer, Pope Shenouda III, Egypt's Coptic Christian leader as well as a number of Egyptian researchers and intellectuals will also take part at the program.”

The council has also invited Ahmad Al-Tayyeb, Sheikh of Al-Azhar to participate at the international meeting.

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