AhlulBayt News Agency

source : IBNA
Wednesday

5 December 2012

8:30:00 PM
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Book released assessing Islamic groups in central Asian countries

The Growth of Islam in Central Asian countries is the title of a new book by Ali and Hussein Kebriaeizadeh released by Alhoda International Publishing Institute which casts a detailed look at the spread of Islam in central Asia.

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Speaking with IBNA, Hussein Kebriaeizadeh said his brother, Ali, is Iran’s cultural attaché in Kirgizstan, and asserted that they wrote the book with the aim of reviewing Iran’s cultural diplomacy and programs in the central Asian region.

He went on to say that the book provides a detailed analysis of the beliefs system of Islamic groups in the region.

Furthermore, the work offers challenges and opportunities for Iran’s cultural diplomacy in the countries of the region with regards to its discussions.

The book sheds light on the most common, everyday affairs of Moslems in central Asian countries, and tries to provide eye witness views of customs, rituals and cultural ceremonies like wedding ceremonies of the followers of Islam in those countries.

The work is arranged in 177 pages and is published by the Islamic Culture and Relations Organization of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

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