Gathering in Argentina Aims to Correct Misconceptions about Islam

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The 10th meeting of heads of Islamic Cultural Centers and Associations in Latin America and the Caribbean is underway in Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina.

 Addressing the opening session of the congress on Sunday, Abdulaziz Othman Altwaijri, the Director General of the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO),  said the event, among other things, aims to correct misconceptions about Islam.

He said it also discusses ways to enhance Islamic values among Muslims in the region.
The meeting also considers the progress reports by the Islamic cultural centers and associations in Latin America and the Caribbean on the implementation of the Strategy for Islamic Cultural Action outside the Islamic World.
Heads of Islamic cultural centers and associations in Argentina, Guyana, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, Venezuela, Chile, Puerto Rico, Columbia, Costa Rica, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, the Virgin Islands, Antigua and Barbuda, Grenada, the Dominican Republic, the Cayman Islands, Saint Martin, Martinique, Turks and Caicos, Bermuda, Suriname, the Bahamas, and French Guiana are attending the gathering.
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