Doha to host III conference of Muslim Leaders of Tomorrow

ASTANA. January 12. KAZINFORM /Bauyrzhan Mukanov/ During the period of January 16-17, 2009 Doha (Qatar) will host III conference of global Muslim Leaders of Tomorrow. Official representative of the Kazakh MFA Yerzhan Ashikbayev has made it public at a weekly briefing today, Kazinform correspondent reports.

?The event is held jointly with the ?American Society of Muslims? (ASMA) non-governmental organization and aims at assistance to constructive dialogue on the key issues of modernity?, Y. Ashikbayev said. According to him, Kazakhstan delegation will present the initiative on convocation of the Congress of the World and Traditional Religions? Leaders at this forum. The first conference of the Muslim Leaders of Tomorrow was held in New York in 2004. It was attended by the American Muslims. The second one was held in 2006 in Copenhagen after a scandal over the cartoons mocking the Prophet Muhammad in Denmark and brought together the Muslims of the North America and Europe.