Yemeni Scholar Calls for Permanent Secretariat of Conference on Takfiri Threats

A prominent Yemeni scholar called for establishment of a permanent secretariat for the conference on the threat of extremists and Takfiris.

 Addressing the conference in Qom on Monday, Abdul Majid al-Houthi said such a secretariat would be needed to draw up effective strategies for combating Takfiri groups on ideological, cultural, political and military fronts.

He noted that Takfiri groups, which are supported by the United States, have distorted the image of Islam and serve the interests of the hegemonic powers.
Elsewhere in his remarks, al-Houthi noted that Yemenis have defeated Takfiris in their country and have a good experience of how to combat these groups.
The World Conference on Extremist and Takfiri Movements in Islamic Scholars’ View was held in Iran’s central holy city of Qom on Sunday and Monday, November 23-24.
More than 600 Muslim scholars from over 80 countries attended the two-day event. According to reports, 40 percent of the participants were Shias and 60 percent Sunnis.
Iran’s Grand Ayatollah Nasser Makarem Shirazi was the chairman of the conference, and Grand Ayatollah Ja’far Sobhani was the gathering’s scientific secretary.
The gathering’s objective was countering Takfiri groups and calling for peace, friendship, brotherhood and interaction among different faiths.
The conference also aimed to shed light on the West’s plots against Islam given the westerners' support for Takfiri groups.
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