Malaysia will host the World Conference of Islamic Scholars from July 10-12 to discuss challenges faced by Muslims in the globalisation era, a senior official said today.

The conference will also seek to enlighten the younger generation that terrorism is not the way to fight oppression, said organising committee chairman Mohamad Nakhaie Ahmad.

Involving over 600 scholars, the meeting is also aimed at uniting Muslims amid confusion caused by different interpretations of Islam, he was quoted as saying by Bernama news agency.