Saudi Ambassador to the United Kingdom and Ireland Prince Mohammed bin Nawaf bin Abdulaziz, held an Iftar party at the Saudi Embassy here Friday evening. The Iftar party was attended by British International Development Minister Shahid Malik; Ambassadors of Arab and Islamic countries; Chairmen of Islamic Centers and Associations; and a number of British Islamic, political and media personalities. During the party, Prince Mohammed bin Nawaf delivered a speech welcoming the attendees and stressing that such a gathering embodies the high values represented by the blessed month of Ramadan. Prince Mohammed bin Nawaf said "although Islam embodies high human values and recommends living in peace, it is unfortunate to notice the image of our Islamic religion and its values and principles have been put forward before the world in a distorted and a false manner that is totally in contravention with reality. "Muslims and non-Muslims who are unfamiliar with Islam or misleading people have contributed to the creation of such a false image about Islam. The leaders of our country (Saudi Arabia) have sought to launch sincere initiatives to respond to these attempts of defacing the image of Islam in order to properly and accurately project the true image of tolerant Islam to the world", he added. --MORE
