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The Brother Leader (Leader of the World Islamic People’s Leadership) on Thursday the 29th of Ayul-Nar ( January) 1377 (from the death of the prophet) 2009 received the Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams and the delegation accompanying him that is visiting the Great Jamahiriya.

The Archbishop of Canterbury in this meeting expressed the honor he felt in meeting the Brother Leader and his appreciation of the unique role that the Brother Leader plays in advocating religious freedom which is portrayed in the respect that Christians residing in the Great Jamahiriya receive. The Archbishop especially points out the respectful treatment Anglicans receive and emphasizes that they are living well in this peaceful country where they freely practice their beliefs. He also expressed his pleasure of the Great Jamahiriya’s development and progress.


The Archbishop informed the Brother Leader of the different programs and cooperational meetings that are founded upon goodness, righteousness, God-consciousness and true religious dialogue ( that is free of non-religious motives) that have taken place between the different branches of the Anglican Church around the world and the World Islamic Call Society and its international branches. In this meeting, the Brother Leader explained to the Archbishop of Canterbury the beautiful ideals that Islam (which comprises all the previous Divine revelations) is based upon. He emphasized that all the prophet’s of God: Abraham, Moses, Jesus and Mohammed are Muslim. And that, the religion accepted by God is Islam; it comprises all believers who even if they differ in their economic or political views cannot disagree on faith, religion and God, because all religion and belief are in essence one. In this meeting, the Brother Leader called upon all followers of religion to make it their duty to raise consciousness in believers to live in peace and harmony and that no person commits any act of transgression on a Church or Mosque where people practice their faith; and that all people be treated equally. The Brother Leader called for on-going cooperation between the Canterbury Church and the World Islamic Call Society in order to fortify the values of goodness, peace and love between all believers. The Secretary General of WICS (Dr. Mohamed Ahmed Sherif) and the British Ambassador to Libya attended this meeting.

It is worth mentioning that Dr Rowan Williams the Archbishop of Canterbury is known for his ethical and humane stance on issues concerning Arabs and Muslims in general. He recently called for a reconsideration of the investments of a particular company in England that uses its services against the people of Palestine. The Archbishop had in letter written celebrating the birth of Christ this 2008 expressed his opposition to the Israeli aggression on Palestine due to its contradiction of the teachings of the Bible. He further was one of the first people to oppose the war on Iraq.