Muslim World League (MWL) Secretary-General Mohammed Al-Issa held meetings with religious, political and intellectual leaders in the Italian region of Tuscany. Issa affirmed that Islam protects the innocent and is against all the crimes, especially racism and ethical ones. Cultural exchanges and interfaith dialogue were discussed. Issa started his visit by meeting with Tuscany Council President Eugenio Giani in the regional capital Florence. They discussed MWL initiatives to promote dialogue between followers of different religions and cultures, and its efforts worldwide to achieve the integration of Muslim communities. The secretary-general also met Lorenzo Falchi, mayor of the city of Sesto Fiorentino, and praised his proposal to find cultural confluences with the Islamic world. During their meeting, Issa and Florence’s Mayor Dario Nardella discussed opportunities for cooperation, as well as the needs of the city’s Muslim community. Issa visited Florence’s historic synagogue, and met the city’s Chief Rabbi Amedeo Spagnoletti and Jewish community leader Daniela Missouri. Spagnoletti and Missouri thanked the MWL for condemning the Holocaust, and for the Remembrance Day letter sent by Al-Issa to the director of the US Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington. In the letter, Issa said true Islam opposes the Holocaust, which “shook humanity to the core and won’t be forgotten by history.” Issa met the archbishop of Florence, Cardinal Giuseppe Betori, at an official reception attended by the president of the Florence Institute for Dialogue, Rabbi Joseph Levy, and Catholic Rev. Andrea Bellandi. The meeting underpinned importance of raising awareness and reinforcing dialogue as well as holding meetings and joint forums among religions and cultures in order to limit extremism, foster peaceful understanding among communities and face reasons behind aggression and violence. The European University Institute in Florence, established by the EU, welcomed Issa, who met the institute’s director general, Vincenzo Grassi. They discussed prospects for scientific and academic cooperation, and joint intellectual production. Al-Issa then held wide-ranging discussions with its academic leaders.