In the name of God
Statement of the 2nd Global Congress
for Muslim PR Practitioners
Dec. 7-9, 2012
Tehran, Iran
With the help of God, the 2nd Global Congress for Muslim PR
Practitioners was held in Tehran (Iran) from 7th to 9th of
December, 2012 with cooperation of University of Tehran, Allame Tabatabayi, Imam
Sadegh (peace be upon him), Azad Islamic, Soureh, Azahra, Islamic Schools,
Al-Mustafa Al-Alemiyah, Darolhekmah, IRIB School, and National Commission for
UNESCO, Ahl al-Bayt Word Assembly, World Forum for Proximity of Islamic Schools
and eight prominent public relations society in Iran. About 1000 of leaders,
scientists, managers and experts of communications and public relations in
Islamic countries attend this event. The Congress slogan is “Islamic public
relations, accountability, efficiency and ethicism”.
After reviewing the comments, the Congress Committee issued the following
statement in six paragraphs which will be heard and approved by the Congress
attendees:
1)
Islam is a religion of communication and Prophet Mohammad (pbuh) is the founder
of Islamic public relations. Faith in God, kindness, integrity and ethics is
the core of this relationship and the purpose of Islamic communication is to
realize human dignity.
2)
Development of Islamic relationships on the basis of convergence and
independence among the Islamic unified Nation should become a fundamental
principle in all political, social, cultural and international relations
throughout the world.
3)
Islamic public relations is a field of science that requires methodology,
epistemology and theorization based on progressive principles of Islam and
turning it to a scientific discipline and adopting an applied and operational
approach in Islamic societies require Muslim thinkers, managers and experts and
Islamic universities to discover influential areas and effective situation to
stabilize them.
4)
Explaining the fundamentals and providing a real and up-to-date image of Islam
requires use of all effective communication tools and in this regard, it is
necessary that Muslim PR practitioners further expand and strengthen the
capacity to use soft power, i.e. PR diplomacy, strategic communication and
serious and sustained media follow-ups.
5)
We
believe that the Islamic awakening is a great movement for the revival of
Islamic values in personal and social life of all Muslims, search for the
independence of the unified Islamic Nation and reject any affiliation with
arrogant, authoritarian and colonial regime.
6)
Islamophobiac ongoing efforts to make a dreadful image of a religion of mercy
and love have caused resentment in Muslim nations and hatred in followers of
other religions. Such dangerous actions show that Muslim PR practitioners should
try to correct the distortions and false ideas, created by media about Islam.
Attendees in the 2nd Global Congress
for Muslim PR Practitioners
9 Dec. 2012