Rabat – The Mohammed VI Foundation of African Oulema (scholars)’s section in the Central African Republic has announced a two-day scientific symposium, focusing on promoting interfaith dialogue across the continent.
The event, which opened on March 30 will bring together religious experts and researchers to Bangui, the capital city of the Central African Republic to discuss different aspects of dialogue to promote interfaith dialogue and coexistence.
The dialogue between communities seeks to provide a better understanding between communities, as well as consolidate universal values of justice, tolerance, forgiveness, and loyalty among these groups.
To reach and preserve peace, the organizers recommended the reliance on “spiritual values” derived from revelation texts and human nature.
These values will eventually lead to social peace and co-existence as well as consolidation of fraternal relations between African countries, the scholars argued.
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Founded in 2015, the Mohammed VI Foundation of African Oulema coordinates the efforts of Muslim Oulema across Africa.
The foundation promotes religious values of tolerance and Islamic heritage as well as establishes cooperation between Morocco and African states on religious, scientific, and cultural issues.
The foundation has 34 sections across the continent including in the Central African Republic, Ghana, Niger, and South Africa.
The foundation organizes pan-African and international conferences on the dialogue between civilizations, reinvigorating King Mohammed VI’s vision for moderate Islam.
In February, the foundation’s Cote d’Ivoire section held the International Colloquium on Interreligious Dialogue. The three-day event called for peace and unity in Africa in face of security issues such as terrorism.
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