JUBAIL, 7 February 2006 — Eastern Province Governor Prince Muhammad ibn Fahd took the opportunity on Sunday to tell a gathering of international scouts that Islam is a religion of peace.
“Everybody lives here in peace and brotherhood. The participants represent the nucleus of the future world whom we hope would co-exit peacefully,” the governor said during the inauguration of the World Organization for the Scout Movement’s international camp in Jubail. The governor urged some 1,800 youths from over 90 countries participating in the camp to become the messengers of peace by promoting cultural dialogue.
“This meet is a big event and shows that the majority of people love goodness and peace,” the governor told reporters after officially opening the camp titled “Together for the Sake of Peace”. The camp, which kicked off on Feb. 3 at Al-Deffi Park in Jubail, will run through Friday.
Prince Muhammad said the main objective of the camp was to help people from different countries to know each other and create an atmosphere of dialogue and mutual respect, irrespective of race, religion and language.
The governor stressed the need for promoting the values of love and peace in Saudis and other Muslims in order for them to win respect of other nations and communities.
Earlier on arrival at the venue, Prince Muhammad was greeted by Prince Saud ibn Abdullah ibn Thunayyan, chairman of the Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu, Education Minister and Chairman of Saudi Scouts Society Abdullah Bin-Obaid, and Abdullah Omar Naseef, president of the International Federation of Muslim Scouts.
Prince Saud thanked King Abdullah for giving sanction to hold the camp in Jubail.
