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Friday 12 Jun 2015 - 14:11 Makkah mean time-25-8-1436
 Astana, (IINA) - Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Iyad Madani called on religious and political leaders to better understand the context and work jointly to address the root causes of terrorism and extremism.
In his speech at the opening session of the 5th Congress of World and Traditional Religions (WTR) here on Wednesday, Madani highlighted the contemporary challenges faced by the international community vis-à-vis the rising extremism that is aimed at undermining the multicultural character of societies and because of which interracial and interreligious tensions have been on the increase.
In order to confront the problem, the OIC chief called on religious and political leaders to better understand the context and work jointly to address the root causes of terrorism and extremism.
The secretary general also emphasized that the OIC is always at the forefront of condemning all acts of terrorism, as well as denouncing the ideology of terrorist groups, who use religion and beliefs to acquire cultural superiority.
The 5th Congress of WTR was opened by President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev and is being attended by senior dignitaries and over 200 delegates representing numerous faith communities. Participants at the event, which is being held under the theme of “Dialogue of Religious Leaders and Politicians for the Sake of Peace and Development”, have convened to discuss ways of promoting global dialogue among traditional religions.
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