Attack on inter-faith harmony is greatest threat in the world today: King Abdullah of Jordan

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Attack on inter-faith harmony is greatest threat in the world today: King Abdullah of Jordan Singapore

“I say ‘single most’ because every global challenge in this 21st century demands we resist hatred and exclusion,” said the 57-year-old.

Delivering the keynote address at the International Conference on Cohesive Societies at Raffles City Convention Centre, the Jordanian royal alluded to the recent “murderous attacks” on houses of worship in Christchurch and Sri Lanka. Secondly, he wants these people to “take advantage of the tools of the modern world”, even as extremists have manipulated today's global connectivity in aid of their “dark atrocities”.

This means investing in “inclusive, sustainable development”, so that all people can share in opportunity, fighting the war of ideas and then responding to the world's “unprecedented refugee crisis”.

 

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