The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) expressed support to the outcomes of the International Conference on "Ideological Trends Between Freedom of Expression and The Rulings of Sharia". The conference was organized by the Muslim World League (MWL), through its Islamic Fiqh Council, and held under the Patronage of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud on 19 March 2017 in Makkah Al-Mukarramah. The General Secretariat underscored the importance of the Conference as a significant contribution to the OIC's efforts to promote the true image and lofty teachings of Islam, which call for affection, beneficence, tolerance, coexistence and harmony. The OIC also emphasized the major role of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia under the leadership of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques in promoting the noble objectives of the OIC in general, and its programs on fighting extremist and destructive ideas and terrorism in particular, as well as its endeavors to achieve rapprochement among Muslims, and to bridge gaps and fight the causes of hatred among the followers of Islamic schools of thought.
