The address of His Excellency Mr. Ahmed Aboul Gheit,Secretary-General of the League of Arab States,Delivered on his behalf by His Excellency Ambassador Ahmed Rashid Khattabi,Assistant Secretary-General, head of the Media and Communication Sector,At the International Conference on Combating Islamophobia, held under the theme: "Islamophobia: Concept and Practice in the Current Global Context"
In the Name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful,
Your Excellency Dr. Amira Al-Fadil, Advisor to the Director-General of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation Dr. Salim bin Mohamed Al-Malik,
Your Excellency Dr. Salama Gomaa Daoud, President of Al-Azhar University,
Your Excellency Counsellor Bishoy Basil, Legal Advisor to His Holiness Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark, and General Coordinator of the Pontifical Technical Office,
Your Excellencies,
It is a pleasure to welcome you to the International Conference on Combating Islamophobia, held under the theme "Islamophobia: Concept and Practice in the Current Global Context."