Bahraini King Hamad ben Isa cherishes the role of Azhar in confronting extremist thoughts with its method of disseminating the moderate teachings of Islam and renouncing extremism, 

Bahrain's news agency (BNA) quoted Bahraini envoy to the United Nations Jamal Fares as saying during an open discussion at the UN Security Council on combating terror, Jamal Fares underlined Bahrain's stand rejecting all kinds of terror.

Confronting terror groups requires continued efforts at the security, military and ideological levels, he said, highlighting the importance of confronting extremist thoughts that tarnish the teachings of Islam and contradict human nature

Source: MENA