Ground-breaking conference to build bridges between world faiths convened in Riyadh; Top Indian seer attends
Riyadh: A large scale two-day event, The Forum on Common Values among Religious Followers, hosted by the Muslim World League (MWL), was kicked off on Wednesday in Riyadh. Many religious scholars and leaders from across the world participated in the conference. Top Indian seer Acharya Swami Avdheshanand Giri represented Hindu community at the conference.
He shared the pictures of the event on his twitter handle.
Abdulwahab Al-Shehri, the league’s undersecretary-general of corporate communications, said the founding of the forum is based on Islamic teachings that call for dialogue and working together. It is also based on the common values that help to ensure peaceful coexistence in a diverse world.
The large-scale forum was aimed at raising awareness of the values of Islam to build a better and more peaceful world. The objective behind the forum was to build bridges to help all participants achieve common goals by encouraging people of all faiths to communicate with each other.