The Ambassador of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, H.E. Jemel Beker Abdula called on Prof. Dr. Masoom Yasinzai, Rector International Islamic University (IIU) at his office here at Faisal Masjid campus on Friday.
On the occasion, issues pertaining to promotion of education through Asian African institutions’ mutual cooperation were discussed, while importance of IIUI in the African countries for disseminating true teachings of Islam also came under discussion. It was agreed that IIUI can be of great help through its faculties of Islamic Studies, Shariah and Law and Arabic in Ethiopia as there is a dire need of high standard education on these subjects in the region. Both the Ambassador and the Rector called upon the Muslim countries to launch joint efforts to counter challenges being faced by Islam including Islamophobia and stereotyping.
Dr. Masoom said that the university is keen to expand its bilateral ties be it Africa or any other subcontinent. While apprising about the role of scholars of IIUI in Dawah, the Rector said the university will be eager to accommodate recommended students from Ethiopia for the courses and degrees relevant to Islam. Rector said that students of Nigeria, at IIUI, are being provided an ideal milieu to learn.
H.E. Jemel Beker Abdula praised the university’s role in disseminating peace. He said the embassy of Ethiopia will start work on bringing more and more students to IIUI so that they may get quality education.