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Saudi Arabia calls for special Islamic summit

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The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques invites Muslim leaders to Islamic summit



ISLAMABAD: Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz has invited world Muslim leaders including President Asif Ali Zardari to attend a two-day extraordinary emergency Islamic summit in Makkah on the 27th of Ramazan (August 14-15).


The government of Pakistan has decided to participate in the summit and will convey its willingness to Saudi Arabia next week. The summit will deliberate upon the threats of fragmentation and sedition being faced by the Muslim world and would provide an opportunity to Muslim leaders to discuss the problems of the Ummah.


Diplomatic sources told The News on Friday that Pakistan would also avail itself of the opportunity to highlight the threats being faced by Pakistan and the Afghan issue will also figure prominently at the discussion.


Saudi Arabia Ambassador to Pakistan Dr Abdul Aziz Ibrahim Saleh Al-Ghadeer, who is currently in Riyadh, is holding consultations regarding the summit. He is hopeful that Pakistan would participate in the summit with a delegation and the summit will play a significant role in bringing unity among the Muslim Ummah.


The formal agenda is being chalked out at the headquarters of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Jeddah and would be made public in a couple of days. This will be the 12th summit of the OIC since its inception in 1969 while it would be the 4th extraordinary summit. The earlier three summits were held in Pakistan in March 1997, Doha (Qatar) in March 2003 and Makkah in December 2005.


The reaction of Syrian leader Bashar-el-Asad and Iranian leader Ahmadi Nejad about the summit would be interesting to note. Ahmadi Nejad attended the last Makkah summit in 2005. It adopted a ten-year action plan to strengthen the 57-member organisation, the second largest after the UN.


It is pertinent to note that Saudi King has ordered a major fund-raising programme for the Syrians to alleviate their sufferings. The Saudi Interir Ministry urged all citizens to contribute generously to the fund during the holy month of Ramazan. The announcement has come amid heightened violence across Syria, where Opposition activistssay more than 17,000 people have been killed since the popular uprising erupted in March 2011 against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad. Pakistan has also been sympathising with the people of Syria. Saudi Arabia and the other peace-loving countries in the Gulf region have repeatedly voiced support for Syrian rebels fighting the Assad government.


Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa said he would attend the conference. OIC Secretary-General Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu met Egyptian President Muhammad Morsi in Cairo last week and discussed the main issues to be taken up at the Makkah Summit.


He also discussed the Syrian crisis and the situation of the Muslims in Myanmar with the Egyptian president. It is likely that the Myanmar situation will also be part of the discussions in the Makkah summit.


Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal has been quoted as saying that such a summit was essential to strengthen the Muslim unity and serve the interests of Islam and the Muslims. “We hope the summit will reflect the hopes and aspirations of the Ummah,” he said.


King Abdullah has started sending invitations to heads of states of OIC countries to attend the summit. It is expected that a large number of the Muslim countries would be represented in the summit through their heads of states and governments. President Asif Ali Zardari will hold discussions with fellow leaders turning up for the summit, sources added.



 
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So Iran and Syria are invited too?Interesting...
I hope something comes out of this summit that benefits all Muslims.

this criminal called Assad is not welcomed and will be invited. he is hiding like a rat these days if he shows up, it will be his end.
 
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Saudi Arabia calls for special Islamic summit


Saudi Arabia has called for an extraordinary summit of Muslim leaders next month to address the risks of "sedition" threatening Muslim countries.

King Abdullah has called for "an extraordinary Islamic solidarity meeting to ensure... unity during this delicate time as the Muslim world faces dangers of fragmentation and sedition," Saudi state news agency quoted Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal as saying.


King Abdullah wishes to convene the summit in mid-August in a bid at "unifying the ranks" of Muslims, the report said.

No further details concerning the agenda of the meeting were presented.

But the announcement comes amid a spike in deadly violence across Syria, where opposition activists say more than 17,000 people have been killed since an uprising erupted in March 2011 against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad.

Saudi Arabia and the other energy-rich Sunni nations of the Gulf have repeatedly voiced support for Syrian rebels against the Assad government.

In a separate statement, SPA reported that the Saudi monarch has called for launching a campaign to raise funds "in support of our brothers in Syria" starting on Monday.

"The donations will be from all the kingdom's regions" urging all Saudis "to participate in the campaign



Saudi Arabia calls for special Islamic summit

A country which has exiled Islam from its political system calls for an "Islamic summit"! What a sham!

this criminal called Assad is not welcomed and will be invited. he is hiding like a rat these days if he shows up, it will be his end.

The fat despots in SA are the ugliest criminals of the ME, don't forget that!
 
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A country which has exiled Islam from its political system calls for an "Islamic summit"! What a sham!



The fat despots in SA are the ugliest criminals of the ME, don't forget that!

Then start your holy war already. They are recruiting in southern Yemen and in Southeast Algeria these days. You should go sign up.
 
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Any Saudi members here have any idea about the summit? What is it about? Ironically , it is on 27th Ramadan...A very important day in Islamic Calendar....
 
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Then start your holy war already. They are recruiting in southern Yemen and in Southeast Algeria these days. You should go sign up.

The post has been reported for slanderous implication!


Any Saudi members here have any idea about the summit? What is it about? Ironically , it is on 27th Ramadan...A very important day in Islamic Calendar....

It is about how to continue their despotic rule in the name of Islam, how to serve the zionist interest in the name of Islam, how to serve uncle sam in the name of Islam and how to accumulate mountains of personal wealth in the name of Islam!
 
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Why Saudi King is not worried about the muslims in Burma.

Why would he? He is a SAUDI king ....not Burmese King ...

Well lets see what comes out of this "emergency" summit ....
 
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This is entirely a good news.. hopefully all Muslim countries issue a joint statement to stop genocide of Burmese Muslims and issues like that...
 
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He's not the king of Syria but he's very worried about the Muslims in Syria, isn't he?
He is not worried about Syrian Muslims.Did you really bought that?He is following his own agenda which includes a sectarian war in a secular country like Syria.

this criminal called Assad is not welcomed and will be invited. he is hiding like a rat these days if he shows up, it will be his end.
He is not hiding anywhere.He is busy defending his countries against mercenaries and terrorists.Today Syrian army captured dozens of foreign nationals from Saudi Arabia,Lebanon,Afghanistan,Lebanon and Jordan.It's also in the news that mercenaries are burning their comrade's bodies so that no one can identify them.
 
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