Islam and Tourism Forum begins in Yemen
The Source: /www.sabanews.net - 12/10/2009
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Islam and Tourism Forum started on Monday in Sana'a, with participants expected to highlight tourism in Islam and its role in promoting the Islamic concepts.
Over the four days from 12- 15 October, the event organized by the Tourism Promotion Council, is also to tackle issues relating to the tourist sector as well as misconception that tourism has become a phenomenon targeting visitors. A group of elite local and international scholars and thinkers are attending the forum. Opening the conference, Prime Minister Ali Mohammed Mujawar stressed the importance of clarifying Islam's view on tourism and its role as well as contributing to Islam presentation efforts. The forum is crucial because it comes within the efforts to develop the Muslim nation and raise its awareness about the matter, he noted. Terrorism and its tragic effects on economic and social development is one of obstacles facing tourism, with terrorists aiming at staining Islam, Mujawar said. Muslim scholars and intellectuals should exert major efforts to separate Islam and tourism concepts and establish a better understanding and presentation of terrorism which is deemed a transborder phenomenon, Mujawar said. There should also be a hard work to spread tolerant Islamic values and promote guidance to immunize the people from false mobilization supported by mistaken groups targeting Islam, he said. We affirm today the need for more forums and institutional works to correct misconceptions which some try to connect to Islam, he concluded.
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