France to Host Islamic World Int’l Exhibition

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - An international exhibition titled the Islamic World is set to be held in the French capital of Paris on December 17-19.  Muslims from all over the world are to attend the event, whose theme is “Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), A Blessing for the World”. The French Union of Islamic Organization, the event’s organizer, has invited Muslims as well as non-Muslims from European countries to visit the exhibit.  It will feature exhibiting Islamic books and photos, organizing forums with the presence of eminent Muslim scholars, holding Quran recitation and memorization competitions for the youth and teenagers, and a poetry reading contest with the theme of “Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)”.  The exhibition had been planned to be mounted in late December, concurrent with Christmas holidays, but the organizers received suggestions from Muslims and non-Muslims to change the timing of the event and they did so./129