NEW DELHI, 24th February, 2023 (WAM) — The Muslim Council of Elders is set to participate at the New Delhi World Book Fair to be held from Saturday, 25th February, to Sunday, 5th March, 2023. There will be publications in five different languages such as Arabic, English, Hindi, Malayalam, and Urdu, and various activities at the Council's stand.
The Council will present five books in Hindi by His Eminence Dr. Ahmed Al-Tayeb, the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar and Chairman of the Muslim Council of Elders. These books include ‘Al-Azhar and Muslim Unity’ in Urdu, ‘Understanding of Jihad’ in Hindi and Urdu, ‘A Word to the Youth’ in Malayalam and Urdu, ‘My Opinion on the Eastern Dialogue’ in Urdu and ‘Talk of Peace’ in Malayalam and Urdu.
The Council will also exhibit for the first time the Urdu language version of ’The Pope and the Grand Imam: A Thorny Path’ by the Secretary-General of the Muslim Council of Elders, Judge Mohamed Abdelsalm, which chronicles the birth of the Human Fraternity Document, co-signed by His Holiness Pope Francis and His Eminence Dr. Ahmed Al-Tayeb, the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, on 4th February 2019 in Abu Dhabi and the role of President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in supporting the Document.
A series of seminars and lectures discussing dialogue, coexistence, and human fraternity will also be organised by the Council. There will be meetings with prominent regional publishers to explore potential cooperation.
The Council will also host various Indian religious leaders as well as civil and community actors, university students, and professors to present them the Council’s vision and core message.
This will be the Council’s first-ever participation at the New Delhi World Book Fair, which is considered as one of the prime literary events in Asia. The participation follows the recently-concluded participation at the Cairo International Book Fair, which was also part of the Council’s overall vision to promote tolerance and coexistence through literary channels.