between religion and violent extremism resulting in the total reject and income prehex of -- uncomprehension of violenting treatmentism. thank you very much. [applause] >> thank you very much, minister delegate for your comments and for helping set the sage for not only our discussion today but our following of the strategic dialogue between the united states and morocco over the coming days. it's now a great pleasure for me to introduce another very good and dear friend dr. ahmed abadi whos' the secretary -- who's the secretary general of the ohio happenedis league of scholars. he also heads the working group within the strategic dialogue on education cultural issues. he previously served as a director of islamic affairs in the ministry of islamic affairs in morocco as well as a very successful academic career after his doctorate and teaching at the university in marrakesh. he's studied also and taught at two universities as a fulbright scholar in residence at depaul university and my alma mater the university of chicago -- regretfully for me, many years after i passed through those doors,