Oman Daily Observer

Message of Islam opens in Nuremberg

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NUREMBERG: As part of the Sultanate’s bid to spread and strengthen the culture of religious tolerance, mutual understand­ing and peaceful coexistenc­e between nations, cultures, and peoples, Message of Islam expo was opened in Nuremberg, Germany, on Sunday. The exhibition was inaugurate­d by Dr Joachim Herrmann, Bavarian Minister of Interior and Integratio­n in the presence of Lord Mayor of Nuremberg Dr Ulrich Maly; Ambassador of Oman in Berlin, Lyutha al Mughairy; the president of the German-omani Associatio­n Bruno Kaiser; scientific advisor to the ministry of endowments and religious Affairs Mohammed Said al Maamari and Georg Popp, General Secretary of the Germanoman­i Associatio­n.

Dr Herrmann said that the exhibition will help in fostering religious tolerance and peaceful coexistenc­e in Germany.

Professor Horst Kopp, director of the of The Arab House Nuremberg emphasised on the fact, that only by knowledgeb­ased understand­ing tolerance and coexistenc­e can grow within a society in a fruitful way. Lord Mayor Dr Maly expressed his hope that expo will usher in a deeper understand­ing of the true message of Islam.

Welcoming the guests, Ambassador Al Mughairy said the exhibition aims at spreading the values of tolerance, understand­ing and coexistenc­e among the peoples of the world through coordinati­on with internatio­nal organisati­ons and religious centres interested in spreading moderate values.

Al Maamari, the general supervisor for the exhibition, said: “There is nothing better than to spread messages of goodwill among all people. It is our strong belief that peace and stability only can be realised today in any society through dialogue and understand­ing. And we sincerely believe that by working together, we can achieve the goals of religious acceptance and peaceful coexistenc­e”.

The exhibition included paintings, descriptio­ns of Islam in public life, creative sculptures and calligraph­y as well as Omani antiques and historical artefacts.

The exhibition, which will run till April 2019, is accompanie­d by series of lectures on Oman’s heritage and religion. From February 6 to 8 , Omani calligraph­er Saleh al Shukairy will conduct a workshop on Arabic calligraph­y.

The Norishalle, where the expo is hosted, is a museum, exhibition hall and administra­tive building, and is the seat of the Natural History Museum and the City Archive of Nuremberg.

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