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THIRD ICIS MEETING CLOSES WITH CALL TO ELIMINATE ISLAMOPHOBIA
Jakarta, Aug 2 (ANTARA) - The Third International Conference of Islamic Scholars (ICIS) ended its four-day meeting here Friday with the issuance of a call for efforts to reduce Islamophobia in the world.
The call was part of a series of recommendations read out by the chairman of the conference's organizing committee, Masykuri Abdillah of Indonesia's Nahdlatul Ulama NU, at the Borobudur Hotel.
The conference also called on ulemas and Moslem scholars all over the world to emphasize the importance of cooperation in building peace and preventing conflicts through efforts that also involved policy-makers and the media.
Meanwhile, Dr. Ameer Ali, a lecturer on economics at Murdoch University in Western Australia, said that after the September 11 tragedy in the United States, there was a surge in Islamophobia in Australia which caused tensions and conflicts between non-Moslem and Moslem communities.
Fortunately, he said, there were efforts to reduce the tensions through interfaith dialogues which soon attracted other faith believers to take part such as Hindus, Buddhists, Sikhs, and Bahais.
"Through the dialogues, mutual nunderstanding between the different communities was restored," the economist said, adding that the climate of inter-communal relations in Australia had improved signiificantly over the last six years.
"Nevertheless, it must be stressed that what really triggered the process of inter-community dialogues was the deliberate demonization of Islam and Moslems by the western media," said the president of the Australian Federation of Islamic Councils (AFIC).
In the meantime, Bashy Quraishy, an Islamic scholar from DenmArk, also said the media had an important role to play in giving the world a better perception of Islam.
He said the ICIS III's recommendations must be translated into several languages, especially those used in the western world.
The recommendations could then be sent to the media and governments all over the world to deliver the message that Islam is a peaceful religion and would like to contribute to a more peaceful world.
Therefore, in relation with Islamophobia and the role of the media , ICIS III in its sixth message stated its intention to have good relations with the media, and to encourage the media to provide balanced and objective information on issues involving Moslem communities to reduce or even eradicate Islamophobia and demonization of Islam.
The third ICIS was held with the intention of preventing or finding solutions to conflicts in Islamic countries using religious approaches by bringing together ulemas and Islamic scholars around the world to discuss problems in the Islamic world and their resolution.
The conference produced 13 recommnendations collectively dubbed "The Jakarta Message".
The call was part of a series of recommendations read out by the chairman of the conference's organizing committee, Masykuri Abdillah of Indonesia's Nahdlatul Ulama NU, at the Borobudur Hotel.
The conference also called on ulemas and Moslem scholars all over the world to emphasize the importance of cooperation in building peace and preventing conflicts through efforts that also involved policy-makers and the media.
Meanwhile, Dr. Ameer Ali, a lecturer on economics at Murdoch University in Western Australia, said that after the September 11 tragedy in the United States, there was a surge in Islamophobia in Australia which caused tensions and conflicts between non-Moslem and Moslem communities.
Fortunately, he said, there were efforts to reduce the tensions through interfaith dialogues which soon attracted other faith believers to take part such as Hindus, Buddhists, Sikhs, and Bahais.
"Through the dialogues, mutual nunderstanding between the different communities was restored," the economist said, adding that the climate of inter-communal relations in Australia had improved signiificantly over the last six years.
"Nevertheless, it must be stressed that what really triggered the process of inter-community dialogues was the deliberate demonization of Islam and Moslems by the western media," said the president of the Australian Federation of Islamic Councils (AFIC).
In the meantime, Bashy Quraishy, an Islamic scholar from DenmArk, also said the media had an important role to play in giving the world a better perception of Islam.
He said the ICIS III's recommendations must be translated into several languages, especially those used in the western world.
The recommendations could then be sent to the media and governments all over the world to deliver the message that Islam is a peaceful religion and would like to contribute to a more peaceful world.
Therefore, in relation with Islamophobia and the role of the media , ICIS III in its sixth message stated its intention to have good relations with the media, and to encourage the media to provide balanced and objective information on issues involving Moslem communities to reduce or even eradicate Islamophobia and demonization of Islam.
The third ICIS was held with the intention of preventing or finding solutions to conflicts in Islamic countries using religious approaches by bringing together ulemas and Islamic scholars around the world to discuss problems in the Islamic world and their resolution.
The conference produced 13 recommnendations collectively dubbed "The Jakarta Message".
