ARAB-ISLAMIC AFFAIRS - June 23 - Yemen Conf Condemns Terror.(Brief Article)

A three-day Islamic conference in Sanaa attended by ministers and religious figures from across the Arab and Muslim worlds condemns terrorism and calls for an accurate definition of the phenomenon. A final statement says the participants "reject terrorism in all its forms" and stress that "extremism is foreign to Islam". They call for an international conference to be held to define terrorism to avoid confusion with the legitimate right to resist occupation. Yemen's Deputy Minister of Islamic Affairs and Guidance Yahya Najjar said last month the conference, originally scheduled for May 17, was designed to help formulate an "Islamic …