Media Release

Kuwait, Feb 29: Dr Zakir Naik a world famous Indian orator on comparative religion is on a visit to Kuwait from Thursday February 28 to Monday March 4 as a guest of ministry of Islam Presentation Committee (IPC), Kuwait.

Islam Presentation Committee (IPC) a well-known organization in Kuwait promoting inter-cultural and inter-religious understanding among locals and expatriates in Kuwait, has invited him to Kuwait to introduce him to the country's populace and to spread the message of inter-religious understanding.  

Islam Presentation Committee ( IPC) is arranging a public lecture by Dr Zakir Naik on Friday February 29 at 6:30 pm at Touristic Park Jaleeb Al Shyoukh, with free open invitation to people from various faiths and nationalities. Thousands of people from different faiths and nationalities are expected to attend this mega event. 

The public lecture will be arranged in co-ordination with Indian Muslim Association (IMA) and Kerala Islamic Group (KIG), two large expatriate organizations in Kuwait which conduct various programmes to promote goodwill and harmony among expatriates in Kuwait.  

Dr Zakir Naik, president of the Mumbai-based Islamic Research Foundation (IRF), calls on the people to practice the essence of religion in their life and stand for spreading the ideas of peace and justice in the society. IRF owns a website www.irf.net. 

Dr Zakir Naik also manages a 24-hour Islamic Spiritual Edutainment International satellite TV channel which can now be received in more than 125 countries in Asia, Middle East, Europe, Africa and Australia. Shortly it will be telecast to the rest of the world too (www.peacetv.in).

Dr Zakir Naik, a young medical doctor by professional training, is well-known as a dynamic international orator on Islam and Comparative Religion. Dr Zakir Naik clarifies Islamic viewpoints and clears misconceptions about Islam, using the Qur'an, authentic Hadith and other religious scriptures as a basis, in conjunction with reason, logic and scientific facts. He has stunned the audience world-wide with his  tremendous ability to quote extensively from the Qur’an and other religious scriptures.

Dr Zakir is popular for his critical analysis and convincing answers to challenging questions posed by audiences at the end of his public talks. In the last many years Dr Zakir Naik has delivered more than 600 public talks in the USA, Canada, UK, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman, South Africa, Mauritius, Australia, Malaysia, Singapore, Hongkong, Thailand, Guyana (South America) and many other countries, in addition to numerous public talks in India.

He has successfully participated in several symposia and dialogues with prominent personalities of other faiths. His public dialogue with Dr William Campbell (of USA), on the topic, 'The Qur’an and the Bible in the Light of Science' held in city of Chicago, USA on April 1, 2000 was a resounding success. 

Dr Zakir Naik appears regularly on many international TV channels in more than 100 countries of the world. He is regularly invited for TV and radio interviews. More than a hundred of his talks, dialogues, debates and symposia are available on video cassettes, video CDs and audio cassettes. He has also authored books on Islam and comparative religion.

IPC in conjunction with Indian Muslim Association (IMA) and Kerala Islamic Group (KIG) is planning to arrange such events in future as well to spread the message of inter cultural understanding and human harmony in Kuwait.