An historic conference was held in Cairo, Egypt, from 5-8 December 1994.

The Embassy of the Arab Republic of Egypt
Borweg 1, The Hague

Gentlemen

Recently we were informed by the news media about the ideas and plans of a militant Islamic group which appears to be very intolerant toward people who cherish different beliefs or convictions. One Dutch newspaper said that "men who shaved their beards off would be treated as atheists", which bodes no good for judging from previous publications.