The Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) has announcedCairo as Islamic World’s 2022 Culture Capital. Egypt’s Culture Minister Ines Abdel-Dayem told a press conference that this choice reflects Cairo’s position as a meeting place for different cultures, a creative hub and a center for thought and art.She praised ISESCO’s efforts to celebrate the…
CAIRO: Egypt has hosted the 42nd edition of the Executive Council of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO), with the participation of 49 countries. Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Khaled Abdel Ghaffar asserted that the ISESCO aims to achieve cooperation and fruitful dialogue on issues of common interest in education,…
The country’s new textbooks are moving away from teaching hate and toward a tolerance of other faiths. Like the proverbial hand that rocks the cradle, school textbooks still greatly influence a country’s next generation, despite the growing power of social media. And perhaps no country has made such a swift change in its textbooks over…
San Diego, USA: In September 2021, Turkey House was inaugurated in New York with a high-level state ceremony that included the presence of President Tayyip Erdogan. The ceremony began with a prayer recited by Turkey’s top Islamic cleric: the Directorate of Religious Affairs chairman, which controls 80,000 mosques. The growing political importance of this cleric…
Dreweatts auction house said the Ottoman atlas was the first printed in the Islamic World (Dreweatts/PA) The atlas was discovered in an attic at Weston Hall in Northamptonshire. The first atlas printed in the Islamic world has sold more than four times its estimate at auction after being discovered in an attic. The “exceptionally rare”…
Abu Dhabi: The Muslim World League pavilion has launched an exhibition on the lives of the prophets at Expo 2020 Dubai. “The Prophets As If You See Them” is the first and largest of its kind and carries a major global civilized message. The exhibition also focuses on the life of Prophet Muhammad and presents…
RIYADH: Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has recently announced the first nonprofit city in the world. The city will be a model for the development of the nonprofit sector globally and an incubator for youth and volunteer groups and local and international nonprofit institutions. “This will be the first nonprofit city of its kind, which…
Sharjah: Masnavi Sherif Tamil Translation 6th Part was released on 9th November 2021 at Writer Forum, Hall No 7 at Expo Center, Sharjah during the Sharjah International 40th Book Fair. Sharjah International 40th Book Fair was inaugurated by Sharjah Ruler H.E. Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi on 3rd November 2021. In this Book Fair…
It is the latest step in the United Arab Emirates where personal status laws on marriage and divorce had been based on Islamic sharia principles, as in other Gulf states to maintain its competitive edge as a regional commercial hub. Abu Dhabi: Non-Muslims will be allowed to marry, divorce, and get joint child custody under…
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia launched the world’s first “flying museum” highlighting archaeological finds on a plane journey between the capital and the ancient city of AlUla. The museum, which is a collaborative project between the Royal Commission for AlUla and the national flag carrier Saudia, will exhibit a replica collection of artifacts that have been discovered…
