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Qatar and Tunisia want a “Western-Islamic” conference

 

The Muslim world and the West, gathered around a table. This is what Tunisian President Kais Saied and Qatar want. At a press conference on Sunday, November 16, the two countries announced that they wanted to promote dialogue between Muslims and the West, by proposing to organize a “Western-Islamic conference (…) aimed at creating a better understanding and overcoming the obstacles that appear after some terrorist operations, “said the President of Tunisia.

According to Kais Saied, quoted by the Qatari state agency, this Western-Islamic conference would also aim “to avoid confusing Muslims with those extremists who claim to be Muslims”, because it is “necessary to differentiate between the real goals of Islam and terrorism, which has absolutely nothing to do with Islam “. He did not give more details about this conference.

An answer to Emmanuel Macron?

This initiative appears to be a response to recent remarks by French President Emmanuel Macron, that Islam is “in crisis” after a series of jihadist attacks in France. Last month, the French president unveiled a strategy to defend his country against “radical Islamism”, drawing criticism from across the Muslim world.

Kais Saied and a large Tunisian delegation were in Qatar for a three-day state visit, during which the two countries also discussed the conflict in Libya, according to the Qatari foreign ministry, which gave no more information. details.

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