GCC Islamic Affairs Asst. ministers discuss establishing observatory to promote moderate thinking

Published: 10 September 2024

QNA

The State of Qatar, represented by the Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs, chaired the 9th meeting of the Assistant Ministers Responsible for Islamic Affairs and Endowments in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) States, which was held Monday at the Waldorf Hotel in Lusail City.

The meeting discussed a number of important topics and issues, including the exchange of scientific research and expertise in the field of endowments among member States through a number of interactive seminars via videoconferencing technology, the preparation of two working papers on the role of the Ministries of Endowments and Islamic and Religious Affairs in caring for people with disabilities and the importance of caring for historic mosques, the establishment of a world day for endowments and the establishment of a GCC scientific observatory to promote moderate thinking and peaceful coexistence, in addition to highlighting the true image of Islam and its tolerance and a number of topics of common interest.

The participants in the meeting adopted a number of recommendations related to supporting the joint cooperation process between the GCC countries in the field of Islamic affairs and endowments, to submit them to the tenth meeting of Their Excellencies the Ministers of Islamic Affairs and Endowments in the GCC countries for approval and ratification.

Undersecretary of the Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs Dr. Sheikh Khalid bin Mohammed bin Ghanem Al Thani welcomed the participants in the meeting in their second country, Qatar, and appreciated the efforts of the Sultanate of Oman in resuming the in-person meetings in the previous session, which yielded many positive outcomes.