AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): A cultural exhibition aimed at promoting the teachings of Imam Hussain (AS) was held in Dar es-Salaam, Tanzania.
The Khoja Shia community organized the event on August 8-10, according to the Iranian Cultural Center in the East African country.
It included two sections, featuring culture and health.
Some 8,000 people visited the exhibition during the three days it ran in Dar es-Salaam city center.
The visitors also received free medical and health services, the report added.
Iran’s cultural attaché also paid a visit to the expo, commending the organizers of the event.
He said such programs help to promote the teachings of Ahl-ul-Bayt (AS) in the country.
Tanzania is a country in East Africa where Islam is the religion of about 35 percent of the population.
On the mainland, Muslim communities are concentrated in coastal areas, with some large Muslim majorities also in inland urban areas especially and along the former caravan routes. More than 99 percent of the population of the Zanzibar archipelago is Muslim.
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