On 13th December, International Conference on Islam and
Multiculturalism was held at the Asia-Europe Institute, University of
Malaya. Ambassador Miyagawa attended the opening ceremony of the
conference, and mentioned in his welcome address the importance of
cross-fertilization between different cultures, with extending his
gratitude to the University of Malaya for hosting the conference.
This
conference is based on the joint research on symbiosis with Islam, of 3
institutes (Organization for Islamic Area Studies of Waseda University,
Asia-Europe Institute of University of Malaya, and History Program of
New York University Abu Dhabi), and supported by the Japan Society for
the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Core-to-Core Program. In this way, the
Government of Japan supports the development of human resources and the
solution of prevailing problems in the Asia-African regions.
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