Highlights from the remarks of H.E. Sheikh Dr. Mohammed Al-Issa @MhmdAlissa, the Secretary-General of the MWL and Chairman of the Organization of Muslim Scholars, during the MWL event, AI for Everyone, featuring a range of thematic discussions, with the support and participation of the United Nations, during the High-level Week of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly. #UNGA81

Watch highlights from the “AI for Everyone” event launched by the Muslim World League in New York City in the presence of H.E. Sheikh Dr. Mohammed Al-Issa @MhmdAlissa, Secretary-General of the MWL and Chairman of the Organization of Muslim Scholars, and with high-level support and participation from the United Nations. #UNGA81

Statement from the Muslim World League:

I was pleased to launch the Muslim World League’s event on the ethics of artificial intelligence, addressing both its religious dimension and our shared civilizational dimension, with high-level support and participation from the United Nations, during the High-level Week of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. I was also pleased by the attendance of leading AI companies in the United States, the World Bank, leading American universities, prominent candidates for United Nations Secretary-General, as well as a large number of religious, intellectual, political, and academic leaders and research centers engaged in AI ethics research. I was further pleased that the conference recommended entrusting the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations with developing the UNAOC Code of Ethics for AI, and that the organization accepted this recommendation. As part of the event, I announced that the Muslim World League, in cooperation with a number of technology companies, will launch an AI lab to develop programs for the benefit of religious, educational, and humanitarian institutions engaged in religious affairs. I also announced that the MWL will work to digitize and automate a number of Islamic and Arabic sources and books, making them accessible to AI companies while respecting intellectual property rights. I further announced the establishment of a dedicated unit to identify and correct translation errors. Numerous errors have been identified in the translation of Islamic texts and related disciplines within some AI-generated content, resulting in concepts that bear no relation to the truth and giving rise to serious misconceptions and misinterpretations.

H.E. Ms. Ivonne A-Baki, Ecuadorian Minister and Diplomat and a candidate for United Nations Secretary-General, delivering her remarks at the opening session of the MWL event, AI for Everyone, featuring a range of thematic discussions, with the support and participation of the United Nations, during the High-level Week of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly. #UNGA81

Ms. Malala Yousafzai, a leading global advocate for girls’ education, supported by the United Nations through International Malala Day, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, and known for her distinguished perspective on artificial intelligence, delivering her remarks at the opening session of the MWL event, AI for Everyone, featuring a range of thematic discussions, with the support and participation of the United Nations, during the High-level Week of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly. #UNGA81

H.E. Ms. Rebeca Grynspan, Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and a candidate for United Nations Secretary-General, delivering her remarks at the opening session of the MWL event, AI for Everyone, featuring a range of thematic discussions, during the High-level Week of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly. #UNGA81

H.E. Mr. Miguel Moratinos, High Representative for the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations, delivering his remarks at the opening session of the MWL event, AI for Everyone, featuring a range of thematic discussions, during the High-level Week of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly. #UNGA81

H.E. Mr. Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, delivering his remarks at the opening session of the MWL event, AI for Everyone, featuring a range of thematic discussions, with the support and participation of the United Nations, during the High-level Week of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly. #UNGA81

Yesterday evening, in the presence of H.E. Sheikh Dr. Mohammed Al-Issa @MhmdAlissa, Secretary-General of the Muslim World League and Chairman of the Organization of Muslim Scholars, and during the High-level Week of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly: With the support of the United Nations and the participation of H.E. Mr. Miguel Moratinos, High Representative for the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations; H.E. Mr. Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation; H.E. Ms. Rebeca Grynspan, Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development; and a large and diverse group of religious leaders interested in research on AI ethics. With the participation of Ms. Malala Yousafzai, a leading global advocate for girls’ education, supported by the United Nations through “International Malala Day,” and a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, and her distinguished thesis on artificial intelligence. With the attendance and participation of representatives of major AI companies in the United States, the World Bank, representatives of leading American universities, and prominent candidates for the position of United Nations Secretary-General: The Muslim World League (MWL) launched from New York the event “AI for Everyone: Faith, Human Dignity and Artificial Intelligence.” The event focused on the importance of diverse international participation in addressing AI ethics, including the religious and civilizational dimensions and their shared ethical foundations, which represent an important area of research on these ethics, entrusted internationally to the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC). This initially includes content that supports or incites hatred, violence, and clashes between civilizations, driven by religious, intellectual, and other ideological motives. Technology companies have highlighted these issues through reports they receive about shortcomings in content in relation to the beliefs of many users, and are keen to address the agreed-upon shortcomings under a United Nations framework. Accordingly, the preliminary recommendation emerging from some of the opening remarks and the subsequent dialogue sessions emphasized the importance of tasking UNAOC with developing an “Alliance of Civilizations Code of Ethics for Artificial Intelligence.” The recommendation included forming a committee for this purpose, led by UNAOC and comprising a diverse range of religious leaders, experts in intellectual, educational, and legislative matters, and representatives of technology companies, to reach a UN-based consensus on this matter. Through its High Representative, Mr. Miguel Moratinos, UNAOC expressed its full readiness to undertake this task, and the participants thanked His Excellency for his positive response. The MWL Secretary-General announced that the MWL would launch an AI laboratory in cooperation with technology companies to develop programs benefiting religious, educational, and humanitarian institutions connected with religious affairs. He also announced that work would be undertaken on the automation of a number of Islamic and Arabic sources and books to make them available to AI companies, with due regard for intellectual property rights. He further announced the establishment of a dedicated unit to monitor and correct translation errors. Major errors have been identified in translations of a number of Islamic texts and related Islamic sciences, giving rise to meanings that bear no relation to the truth and resulting in profoundly mistaken perceptions and convictions.

The Muslim World League congratulates the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on its 96th National Day.

Peace is a supreme value in our Islamic faith and in our shared human world. Preventive peace is the most important dimension of efforts to advance peace. “Preventive peace” means early vigilance to protect nations and peoples before wars break out and give rise to dangerous ideological currents that accumulate over time, eventually becoming a dominant culture prone to rapid escalation. Foremost among these are all forms and manifestations of hatred, as well as the promotion of notions that conflict and clashes between civilizations are inevitable. Among the gravest consequences is the brutal conflict between followers of religions, particularly when driven by warring ideologies and ambitions that do not represent the essence of religion itself, but rather sectarian deviation and expansionist ambitions. Those pursuing such ambitions will discover, when it is too late, the magnitude of their error when they ultimately collide with truth and reason. According to our reading of human history, such illusions—grave as their dangers are—have been among the foremost causes of many unjust wars. They either originate in an extremist religious conviction whose narrative, shaped by its own illusions, has evolved into a dangerous ideology, or they have intervened in support of political conflicts in which they should instead have served as a force for good and a mediator for peace, rather than fueling wars and aggravating relations among nations and peoples. International Day of Peace

Statement from the Muslim World League:

The Muslim World League (MWL) continues its international efforts to protect the rights of religious minorities and highlight the importance of raising their awareness of their rights and responsibilities in religiously diverse societies. This includes Muslim minorities and efforts to strengthen their religious awareness and their ability to engage positively with their societies, in cooperation with the MWL’s partners among religious leaders who follow a moderate Islamic approach and are officially recognized in their countries. In this regard, the MWL has signed a number of agreements and memoranda of understanding and cooperation that include, in some of their provisions, training programs on the Charter of Makkah, endorsed by more than 1,200 muftis and scholars from various Islamic schools of thought and sects, from their unifying Qiblah in Makkah. The Charter has made a significant contribution to strengthening religious awareness and establishing Islamic positions on a number of contemporary issues and challenges.

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Statement on the “Positions Grounded in Islamic Law” and “Expressions of Solidarity” Received by the MWL Regarding the Houthi Militia’s Terrorist Crimes:

Highlights of the visit of H.E. Sheikh Dr. Mohammed Al-Issa @MhmdAlissa, Secretary-General of the MWL and Chairman of the Organization of Muslim Scholars, to Somalia:

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Watch highlights from the meeting of H.E. Sheikh Dr. Mohammed Al-Issa @MhmdAlissa, the Secretary-General of the MWL and Chairman of the Organization of Muslim Scholars, with senior Somali scholars in the capital, Mogadishu.

Mr. Abdulwahab Al-Shehri, Assistant to the Secretary-General for Corporate Communication, participated in a panel discussion titled “Media at the Two Holy Mosques: Engaging Content and Professional Responsibility,” held as part of the “Hedayathon” events organized by the Presidency of Religious Affairs at the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque and the University of Jeddah, with the participation of a distinguished group of media specialists. The session explored ways to develop media discourse related to the Two Holy Mosques and enhance the appeal of its content, while upholding professional standards and reinforcing media responsibility.