Hissein Brahim Taha, the Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), received, on August 03, 2022, in his office, Shaykh Abdallah bin Mahfudh bin Bayyah, Secretary-General of the Abu Dhabi Forum for Peace.
During the meeting, Shaykh Abdallah bin Bayyah praised the OIC’s leading role in uniting Islamic countries and promoting cooperation, solidarity, and peace, expressing the desire of the Abu Dhabi Forum for Peace to cooperate with the OIC in areas of common interest.
For his part, the Secretary-General praised the role of the Abu Dhabi Forum for Peace in serving peace, dialogue, coexistence, and moderation, stressing the full readiness of the OIC General Secretariat for cooperation between the two sides. He also valued the contributions of the United Arab Emirates in promoting the values of peace and tolerance.
The Islamic world celebrates on August 5th every year the Islamic Day for Human Rights and Dignity as per the resolution adopted by the 48th Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) held in Islamabad, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, in March 2022 that designates August 5th “The Day for Human Rights and Dignity in Islam.”—PR