Washington, 26 Jumada I,1439 AH, 12 February,2018 , SPA -- The Secretary General of Muslim World League (MWL) Sheikh Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa has met in Washington, DC, with the United States Department of State's senior advisor for combating violent extremism, Dr. Douglas Padgett, and the Policy Advisor in the Office of International Religious Freedom a the U.S. Department Mariyam Cementwala. During the meeting, they discussed issues related to combating extremism, violence and hatred being practiced in the name of religions, and the phenomenon of Islamophobia. -- SPA 11:31 LOCAL TIME 08:31 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w609143