MU RECTOR CHAIRS THE 4TH SESSION OF THE CONFERENCE ‘THE ROLE OF SAUDI UNIVERSITIES AND THEIR IMPACT ON THE PROTECTION OF YOUTH AGAINST EXTREMISM’

Under the patronage of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdul-Aziz, the Minister of Education Dr. Ahmed bin Mohammed Al-Issa inaugurated the conference titled “The Role of Saudi Universities and their Impact on the Protection of Youth against Extremism”. The 2-days conference, organized by Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University, addressed a number of topics, most importantly, the role played by Faculty of Theology in fighting extremism, defining the say ‘ the end justifies the means’ and how this was misinterpreted by Muslim Brotherhood and the impact of correcting rulers publicly. Dr. Al-Mugren said that all Saudi universities are obligated to take part in educating the public against extremism and dogma.