Participants of E-9 Ministerial Review Meeting visited International Islamic University’s Faisal Mosque Campus on November 28, 2014. The guests were received by the Rector IIUI Dr. Masoom Yasinzai and President IIUI Dr. Ahmed Yousif Al-Draiweesh. The visitors include Minister of State for Federal Education and Professional Training Balighur Rehman, Assistant Director-General for Education, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Qian Tang, ministers, ambassadors and high commissioners of the other E-9 countries.
The E-9 forum was established in 1993 at the Education for All summit for nine highly-populated developing countries – Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Nigeria and Pakistan.
The visitors have been participating in a two-day Ministerial Review Meeting, where Baleegh ur Rehman, in his address on first day, apprised that E9 countries have over half of the world’s population and more than 70 per cent of the world’s illiterates and 42 per cent of the world’s out-of-school children.
The distinguished guests visited the Faisal Mosque where they were briefed regarding the building, structure and demographics of the mosque. The participants took keen interest in unique building of Faisal mosque while they were also apprised regarding the services provided by IIUI at Faisal Mosque.
Speaking on the occasion, IIUI Rector informed the visitors that more than 25 thousand students have been studying at IIUI in its 9 faculties where they are being given education integrated with teachings of Islam.