Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia Sheikh Abdulaziz Al al-sheikh discussed counter terrorism from a Muslim perspective during his weekly talk show on Sunday. He said "The misuse of religion by extremists is greatly damaging the image of Islam," and that "those sinners attribute their inhuman actions to Islam when they claim an Islamic State and Allah know that they are hypocrites and liars". He declared that combating terror is a religious necessity in Islam. The Muslim World League (MWL) is also organizing an event titled "Islam and the Campaign against Terror." The theme "counter terrorism" was selected because of the deeply upsetting events taking place in the world as a result of terrorist acts falsely attributed to Islam. Several academics and officials from Islamic centers and societies across the world are taking part in the conference.