PM Anwar meets up with Muslims in Italy

ROME: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim met the Muslim community here, headed by Italian Muslim Community Association deputy president Imam Yahya Pallavicini and Italian Cultural Centre secretary general Abdellah Redouane.

The meeting was aimed at exchanging ideas on strengthening the community’s development.

Earlier, the Prime Minister met with translator Andrea Fais and publisher Stefano Bonilauri of his book "The Asian Renaissance", written more than 20 years ago.

“I’m touched that they chose to translate this into the Italian language,” Anwar said.

The book spoke about the rise of Asian civilisation through culture, education and justice in the face of Western dominance.

“This effort will undoubtedly close the gap between Western and Eastern understanding especially in a divisive world we live in,” he said.