The President of Islamic University of Madinah, Dr. Hatim bin Al Marzuki met with President Yameen Abdul Gayyoom at the president's office this morning. 

Dr. Marzuki spoke about the urgency of countering extremism today and discussed the prime role of education in preventing the narrative from spreading further. While explaining the opportunities within the Islamic University of Madinah to pursue tertiary education from technical disciplines such as engineering, Dr. Marzuki mentioned the efforts made by the university to move away from radicalization. 

In addition to that, President Dr. Marzuki congratulated President Yameen for the successful economic development brought to the Maldives under his administration. 

Chancellor of Islamic University of Maldives, Dr. Mohamed Shaheem Ali Saeed, as well as the Undersecretary at the President's Office Dr. Hussain Faiz joined the meeting held at the president's office earlier today.