ISLAMIC WORLD IN THE LANGUAGES THEY UNDERSTAND. HE RECALLED THE IMPORTANT DECISIONS TAKEN AT MAKKAH EXTRAORDINARY SUMMIT IN DECEMBER 2005, PARTICULARLY THE CALL FOR IMPROVING THE PROFILE OF ISLAM AND MUSLIMS OUTSIDE THE ISLAMIC WORLD. UGLU ALSO UNDERSCORED THE IMPORTANCE OF JOINT ISLAMIC ACTION AMONG THE INFORMATION INSTITUTIONS OF THE MEMBER STATES. EGYPT'S MINISTER OF INFORMATION ANAS ALFAKI, WHO WAS CHAIRMAN OF THE SIXTH SESSION, ALSO ADDRESSED THE OPENING CEREMONY, UNDERLINING THE NEED TO DRAFT A NEW ISLAMIC INFORMATION ADDRESS THAT REACHES ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD IN DEFENSE OF OUR RELIGION. HE WAS FOLLOWING BY THE MINISTER OF CULTURE AND INFORMATION OF THE HOST COUNTRY IYAD BIN AMEEN MADANI WHO CALLED FOR A CONCERTED EFFORT TO FORGE A JOINT ISLAMIC INFORMATION STRATEGY THAT OBTAINS KNOWLEDGE AND DATA AS TOOLS FOR DEVELOPMENT AND SOCIAL RECONCILIATION. --MORE
