Varsities Vital For Promoting Peace In Societies: International Islamic University, Islamabad President Dr Al-Draiweesh

International Islamic University, Islamabad (IIUI) is striving to serve Muslim world with a vision of promotion of peaceful co-existence and providing quality education to the youth integrated with teachings of Islam blended with moderation, said IIUI President, Dr. Ahmed Yousif Al-Draiweesh.

ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 13th Mar, 2018 ) :International Islamic University, Islamabad (IIUI) is striving to serve Muslim world with a vision of promotion of peaceful co-existence and providing quality education to the youth integrated with teachings of islam blended with moderation, said IIUI President, Dr.

Ahmed Yousif Al-Draiweesh. He expressed these views during an interview with a subscribe here at university on Tuesday, a news release said. He said that university has also signed more than 60 MoUs with various national and international organizations and universities during last years.

Updating the representative about foreign faculty at the university, Dr Al-Draiweesh said that Al-Azhar University, Egypt in supporting the university and a number of Egyptian professors with specialized qualifications in Islamic sciences and Arabic language are and both sides are working to bringing that number to 25.

IIUI President told that University currently hosts approximately 3500 students from various Arab, Islamic and international countries, while a large chunk of Chinese is part of these international students as well.

Dr Al-Draiweesh called upon the Muslim societies Pakistan would have to look into their curricula and efforts to form a well devised educational policy should be extremely focused. He said Intellectual and academicians be brought in to establish a roadmap for a balanced educational curriculum with an ample blend of Islamic teachings.

He maintained that vision of Pakistan's education ministry and HEC were providing maximum support and cooperation to the universities. If educational institutions cooperate with these both, the society soon will have remarkable minds and skilled personalities.

Replying to a question, Dr Al-Draiweesh said that youth is an asset of Muslim world, young minds are ray of hope, It is responsibility of youth now to nullify the lethal objectives of negative elements by showing positivity in society and promoting Islamic values, peace and they must seek guidance form Holy book in all aspects of life.

About apprising regarding the constituent units of the university, Dr Al-Draiweesh told that Shariah Academy, Iqbal Institute for Research and Dialogue and Dawah academy are serving Muslim world through providing trainings to legal fraternity, Aima, Islamic orientation programs for various professional and outreach programs as well for the service of society.

He, specifically mentioned the Paigham e Pakistan initiative of the university through its Islamic Research Institute and told that the university's effort was part of its vision that it will keep providing narratives and solution to the contemporary challenges of the hour.

IIUI President said on the occasion that negative elements use Islam's name for dissemination of violent attitudes, while in Islam, there is no place for violence and terrorism, and it's a religion of peace.

He furthered that Universities can play vital role in stability among the societies and dissemination of peace and told that Paigham e Paistan through IIUI was a visible example. IIUI, in previous years, had arranged number of conferences, seminars, moots and session on peaceful co-existence, eradication of terrorism and media, where many intellectuals, experts, scholars were mustered to recommend to enlighten the vision of students.