Sunday, May 4, 2008

Malaysia To Play Major Role In Harmonising Universal Thinking About Religion

PUTRAJAYA, May 1 (Bernama) -- Malaysia will play a major role in finding ways to harmonise universal thinking about religion, particularly Islam. As such, Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim said, Malaysia would host the 3rd international conference on "The Muslim World and the West - Bridging the Gap". "This is a very important convention, involving Islam and the west and Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah (Ahmad Badawi) has invited luminaries from outside to discuss with us future cooperation, understanding and harmonising Islam vis-a-vis the world at large. "We cannot be antagonising each other all the time. We must find a lasting solution and perhaps having leaders of iconic stature (to promote the idea) would be the best thing. We look forward to that and Wisma Putra will play the key role," he told Bernama in an interview recently.



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