Ethiopia: Islamic Approach to HIV/Aids On Spotlight At Int'l Conference Here Next Week
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Ethiopia: Islamic Approach to HIV/Aids On Spotlight At Int'l
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Daily Monitor (Addis Ababa) www.allafrica.com
20 July 2007
Posted to the web 20 July 2007
Biruk Girma
Addis Ababa
World's Muslim leaders are set to convene on the concept of Islamic
approach to HIV/AIDS and its implementation among the Muslim society,
at an international conference scheduled to be held here from 23 - 27
July, the Ethiopian Islamic Affairs Supreme Council (EIASC) announced
yesterday.
Speaking to reporters on the upcoming conference, Council officials
said the five day conference expected to be attended by over 30
countries aims to build and share experience among the Muslim leaders
on the issue of HIV/AIDS.
The leaders are also expected to reach a consensus on the strategies
and modalities for implementation of the Islamic approach to HIV/AIDS
prevention, treatment, care and support, according to the officials.
Articulating and analyzing the concept focusing on how it could be
transformed from theory into practice by sharing experiences on the
implementation of various aspects of the issue using the concept would
also be brought to light at the meeting, officials explained.
Participants of the 3rd consultation conference will include Muslim
religious leaders, Muslims living with HIV/AIDS who are involved in
advocacy, government officials and leaders of other organizations
interested in promoting the religion's approach to HIV/AIDS.
Around 134 participants from 30 countries are expected to take part in
the week-long conference.
The international conference is being organized by EIASC in
collaboration with the Islamic Medical Association of Uganda, the US
Embassy in Addis Ababa and the US Agency for International Development
(USAID).
The Addis Ababa conference is to be held under the theme The Islamic
Approach to HIV/AIDS: Enhancing the Community Response, officials
said.
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Ethiopia: Islamic Approach to HIV/Aids On Spotlight At Int'l
Conference Here Next Week
Email This Page
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Daily Monitor (Addis Ababa)
20 July 2007
Posted to the web 20 July 2007
Biruk Girma
Addis Ababa
World's Muslim leaders are set to convene on the concept of Islamic
approach to HIV/AIDS and its implementation among the Muslim society,
at an international conference scheduled to be held here from 23 - 27
July, the Ethiopian Islamic Affairs Supreme Council (EIASC) announced
yesterday.
Speaking to reporters on the upcoming conference, Council officials
said the five day conference expected to be attended by over 30
countries aims to build and share experience among the Muslim leaders
on the issue of HIV/AIDS.
The leaders are also expected to reach a consensus on the strategies
and modalities for implementation of the Islamic approach to HIV/AIDS
prevention, treatment, care and support, according to the officials.
Articulating and analyzing the concept focusing on how it could be
transformed from theory into practice by sharing experiences on the
implementation of various aspects of the issue using the concept would
also be brought to light at the meeting, officials explained.
Participants of the 3rd consultation conference will include Muslim
religious leaders, Muslims living with HIV/AIDS who are involved in
advocacy, government officials and leaders of other organizations
interested in promoting the religion's approach to HIV/AIDS.
Around 134 participants from 30 countries are expected to take part in
the week-long conference.
The international conference is being organized by EIASC in
collaboration with the Islamic Medical Association of Uganda, the US
Embassy in Addis Ababa and the US Agency for International Development
(USAID).
The Addis Ababa conference is to be held under the theme The Islamic
Approach to HIV/AIDS: Enhancing the Community Response, officials
said.
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East Africa
HIV-Aids and STDs
Ethiopia
Health and Medicine
Religion
The 1st International Muslim Leaders' Consultation was held in the
Uganda in 2001 under a theme "Strategies for strengthening and
expanding the international Muslim community response to AIDS" with
slogans like "Jihad on AIDS: Self discipline using Allah's guidance."
The 2nd meeting was held in Malaysia in 2003 under a theme "The caring
Ummah, transforming the response." In the year 2000, a group of Muslim
practitioners interested in using the Islamic approach to combat HIV/
AIDS met in Durban, South Africa during the International AIDS
conference.
It was there noted that the experiences and culture of Muslim
communities in the fight against AIDS were not being adequately
catered for by the then conferences.
"Thus, they agreed that these consultation conferences should be held
to share the experiences of Muslim communities and chart the way
forward regarding the Islamic approach to combating AIDS" council
officials said.
East Africa
HIV-Aids and STDs
Ethiopia
Health and Medicine
Religion
The 1st International Muslim Leaders' Consultation was held in the
Uganda in 2001 under a theme "Strategies for strengthening and
expanding the international Muslim community response to AIDS" with
slogans like "Jihad on AIDS: Self discipline using Allah's guidance."
The 2nd meeting was held in Malaysia in 2003 under a theme "The caring
Ummah, transforming the response." In the year 2000, a group of Muslim
practitioners interested in using the Islamic approach to combat HIV/
AIDS met in Durban, South Africa during the International AIDS
conference.
It was there noted that the experiences and culture of Muslim
communities in the fight against AIDS were not being adequately
catered for by the then conferences.
"Thus, they agreed that these consultation conferences should be held
to share the experiences of Muslim communities and chart the way
forward regarding the Islamic approach to combating AIDS" council
officials said.
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