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JEDDAH: Saudi citizens and expatriates have commended Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah’s efforts to promote world peace and urged international bodies to recommend him for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize.
They said the international interfaith conference in Madrid called by King Abdullah would contribute to peaceful coexistence of nations and strengthening world peace.
“King Abdullah called this conference to promote harmony among different faiths,” Abdullah Omar Naseef, secretary-general of the World Islamic Council for Dawa and Relief, told Arab News.
“King Abdullah wants people of all faiths to address their common problems and work together for the welfare of humanity,” he said.
Naseef said King Abdullah deserved Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to promote world peace and hoped the Nobel Prize Committee would consider him for the award.
Dr. Mohammed Badahdah, assistant secretary-general of World Assembly of Muslim Youth, noted King Abdullah’s outstanding efforts for world peace and hoped that international NGOs would recommend the king’s name for the Nobel prize.
Abdullah Al-Saihati, a leading businessman in the Eastern Province, called for the conferring of the international peace prize on the king. “Our king deserves more than that,” he told Arab News.
Samar Fatany, a radio journalist based in Jeddah, spoke about the significance of the Madrid conference, saying it would promote peaceful coexistence of religions and global peace and create understanding among various faiths. “These are the issues to be addressed in order to have global peace and stability,” she added.
Fatany emphasized that King Abdullah should be awarded the Nobel Prize in recognition of his peace efforts. “I hope all peace-lovers would recommend his name for the prestigious prize,” she said.
Mohamed Shaker Al-Dahlawi, a senior official at the Ministry of Transport, praised King Abdullah for his efforts to promote peace at regional and global levels.
Abdul Aziz V.K., director of Al-Hayat International School in Jeddah, was all praise for King Abdullah. “When many other world leaders have been engaged in promoting wars and killing people in Iraq and Afghanistan using modern weaponry, King Abdullah tried his best to establish peace all over the world.”