Forum stresses role of youth in nation-building

The Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia has stressed the role of youths in building nations. He said Islam is the religion of love and intimacy between its followers, and the religion that always calls for harmony, unification of ranks and reconciliation.
Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Asheikh was speaking on the 21st forum of the Islamic Call Committee in Africa at Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University (IMSIU) Saturday in Riyadh. Prince Bandar bin Salman bin Mohammed, advisor to Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and head of the Islamic Call Committee in Africa, patronized the forum on the title “The role of youths in nation-building”.
Ibrahim Jami Otoyo from Nigeria, who addressed the forum on behalf of the guests, underscored the role played by King Abdul Aziz, the Kingdom’s founder, and his sons in spreading Islam in Africa, their support to Islamic causes, and in allowing African sons to study in Saudi universities on scholarship basis.
In particular, he appreciated the role of IMSIU in educating and dispatching hundreds of Muslim delegations with different Arabic and Islamic specialties to their respective countries. The delegations are currently working in the area of education and Islamic call and make outstanding contributions to their nation-building.
On his part, IMSIU Rector Sulaiman bin Abdullah Aba Al-Khail expressed thanks to Prince Bandar bin Salman for his support to Islamic call, particularly in Africa, hoping that the forum would realize its desired objectives.