MCE Participates at Tunis International Book Fair

The Muslim Council of Elders is participating with a dedicated pavilion at the 39th edition of the Tunis International Book Fair, scheduled to take place from April 25 to May 4, 2025. 

This participation reflects the Council’s mission to promote peace, foster dialogue and tolerance, and build bridges of cooperation and human coexistence.

Throughout the fair, the Muslim Council of Elders’ stand will showcase more than 250 diverse intellectual and cultural releases, including several of the latest publications from Al Hokama Publishing for the year 2025.

 These include books such as "Religion and the Nations of Greater Asia: Managing Religious and Ethnic Pluralism in China and India," "Peace in Africa: Studies and Perspectives on Enhancing Stability and Development," "The Making of International Peace: Drawing from Shared Contexts," and "International Peace: Shared Values and Institutional Concepts," authored by a group of researchers from the Al Hokama Center for Peace Research.

 Additionally, the book "Islam and the West: An Approach to the Causes of Confrontation and a Survey of the Conditions for Intercultural Exchange" by Dr. Mohamed Elbenayadi, "The Quran’s Discourse on Humanity" by Ali Mohamed Hassan Al-Amari, a senior scholar at Al-Azhar, "Imam al-Haramayn and His Influence on the Development of the Ash'ari School" by Ali Mohamed Jaber, a senior scholar at Al-Azhar, and "Islamic Principles on Family Planning" by Abu Al-Wafa Al-Maraghi, a senior scholar at Al-Azhar, will also be featured.

As part of its commitment to strengthening intra-Islamic dialogue, the pavilion will also showcase several publications addressing this critical theme, including the book "Conflict Management in the Muslim World" by Dr. Idris Qasim, a researcher in foreign policy issues and a Doctor of Public Law, and the book "Problems of the Ummah’s Division into Sunnis and Shiites" by the Islamic thinker Dr. Elias Belka.

The pavilion further highlights over 20 works by Dr. Ahmed Al-Tayeb, Grand Imam of Al-Azhar and Chairman of the Muslim Council of Elders. These works aim to present the true spirit of Islam and its rich intellectual and philosophical heritage.

 Titles include Al-Qawl al-Tayyib, From My Old Notebooks, A Perspective on East-West Dialogue, An Introduction to Classical Logic, Reflections on Purposes and Causes, On Sufi Theological Terminology, Tradition and Renewal, For the Sake of Peace, Insights into the Thought of Imam Al-Ash‘ari, Etiquette and Values, Toward a Contemporary Jurisprudential Renewal, and Lady Aisha: Mother of the Believers, among others.