Two-day Int'l Conference At University Of Sargodha Concludes

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Two-day int'l conference at University of Sargodha concludes

The two-day international conference titled 'Orientalism in Muslim World: Challenges and Prospects' concluded at the University of Sargodha on Tuesday

SARGODHA, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 30th Apr, 2019 ) :The two-day international conference titled 'Orientalism in Muslim World: Challenges and Prospects' concluded at the University of Sargodha on Tuesday.

The moot was organized by the Department of Islamic Studies in which well-known national and international religious scholars including Dr Muhammadi Abdul Baseer Al-Hizri from Cairo and Dr Muhammad Ibrahim Saad-un-Naddi from Egypt participated.

Around 80 religious scholars from in and abroad shared their research articles and poster presentations.

Speakers at the conference said that ideological and intellectual alliance was a panacea to cope with all challenges facing the Muslim world. They stressed the need for guiding and educating youths against terrorism, extremism and sectarianism.

They condemned all forms of terrorism, extremism and sectarian violence and called the youth to spread the message of peace and harmony.

The speakers in a declaration, announced that academic institutions would continue their struggle for spreading the message of peace in accordance with Islam.

The scholars said that there was no compulsion in islam and all religions must be respected. In Islamic history, Christians and Jews preferred to live in Islamic lands because they were treated with respect and allowed to practice their religion freely, they said.

Addressing the conference, Dr Muhammadi Abdul Baseer Al-Hizri said that new forms of orientalist discourse had emerged corresponding with the West's new imperial designs in the post-Cold War era and especially during the so-called 'War on Terror'.

Dr Muhammad Ibrahim Saad-un-Naddi said, "When we are able to study and understand other cultures and religions through their own lens stereotypes, feelings of superiority, and misjudgments immediately disappear." At the end of the conference, Dr Feroz-ud-Din Shah presented souvenirs, shields, gifts and participatorycertificates to the guests and participants.