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Ammon News - AMMONNEWS -An international conference on extremism and takfiri ideology opens in Amman on Tuesday to discuss means to correct conceptions about a number of issue through which extremists try to distort the image of Islam.

The conference, which is organized by the General Iftaa Department also aims to strengthen relations among Muslim scholars all over the world.

The department's secretary general Mohamad Al Khalayleh highlighted the importance of the conference due to the current situation in the Islamic world, as well as Jordan's role in fighting terrorism and extremism.

The two-day meeting will be attended by Muslim scholars as well as experts and researchers form Arab, Islamic and foreign countries including Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Palestine, Yemen, Lebanon, Thailand, Austria, Dagestan , France, Ukraine, Sweden, Pakistan, Nigeria, Niger, Morocco, Malaysia, Kuwaiti and Iraq.

Participants will discuss in four sessions 16 papers means to counter extremism and takfiri ideology and unify efforts and coordination to address their threats.