‘Oman’s Message of Islam’ exhibition being held at UNESCO HQ

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Tuesday 13 Oct 2015 - 15:19 Makkah mean time-30-12-1436 Pic: Time of Oman Muscat (IINA) – After visiting 26 countries and more than 72 cities across the world, the travelling exhibition, ‘Oman’s Message of Islam’ has reached the UNESCO headquarters in Paris, MuscatDaily.com reported. Organized by the Omani Ministry of Awqaf and Religious Affairs (MARA) in cooperation with sultanate’s permanent representative to UNESCO and the embassy in Paris, the exhibition will be held till Wednesday. A press release stated that the exhibition stresses on sultanate’s adherence to religious tolerance, mutual understanding and peaceful coexistence between nations, cultures and peoples. The welcome ceremony was earlier held in the presence of, Chairperson of the executive board of UNESCO Mohamed Sameh Amr, Ambassador and permanent representative of Egypt to UNESCO, Sultanate’s Ambassador to UNESCO Dr Samira bint Mohammed Moussa and other officials. Addressing the gathering, Dr Samira said, “In 1995 UNESCO member states including Oman pledged to promote tolerance and non-violence worldwide. Tolerance is one of the principles of humanity that plays a major role in achieving unity, solidarity, and cohesion among nations, reducing conflicts between individuals and groups”. Dr Mohammed bin Said al-Mamari, scientific advisor in the Office of the Minister of Awqaf and Religious Affairs and supervisor of the exhibition, said, “It is our strong belief that peace and stability can be realized today in any society through dialogue and understanding. We sincerely believe that by working together, we can achieve the goals of religious acceptance and peaceful co-existence”. Nada al-Nashif, assistant director-general for Social and Human Sciences in UNESCO, thanked MARA for organizing the exhibition. The exhibition has a total of 48 pictures. A documentary in 18 languages is also being screened to showcase life in Oman and the co-existence of Muslims with followers of other religions. AB/IINA