Marco Minniti, Italy’s Interior Minister, called on Friday for the extension of the partnership agreement between Al-Qarawiyyin University and Italy’s Siena University regarding the training of imams.
During a symposium, initiated by the Islamic and Cultural Center of Rome and held under the theme “Italian Muslims Together for a Solidarity Society,” Minniti stressed that the “training experience of imams will allow the Muslim community to better interact and integrate into society.”
The Italian official also welcomed the partnership agreement signed last October between the two universities, which includes the establishment of a training branch for imams in the Faculty of Humanities and Civilizational Communication at the University of Siena.