Tunis (UNA) - In a distinguished ceremony in the Tunisian City of Culture, the demonstration of Tunisia, Capital of Islamic Culture for the Arab region 2019, was concluded, and the Egyptian capital, Cairo, received the torch to become the capital of Islamic culture for the year 2020, while the city of Bukhara in the Republic of Uzbekistan received the torch for the Asian region from Bandar Seribigawan in the Sultanate of Brunei Dar Peace, and Bamako in the Republic of Mali will become the capital of Islamic culture in Africa, succeeding the city of Bissau in the Republic of Guinea-Bissau. The ceremony, which was attended by members of the delegations participating in the Eleventh Islamic Conference of Culture Ministers, began yesterday evening after the conclusion of the conference’s work, with a speech by Dr. Mohamed Zine El Abidine, Tunisian Minister of Cultural Affairs, during which he noted that the demonstration of Tunisia, Capital of Islamic Culture 2019, coincided with the passage of 40 years. On its registration on the UNESCO list of human heritage. Then, the Director General of the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO), Dr. Salem bin Muhammad Al-Malik, delivered a speech in which he thanked Tunisian President Kais Saied for his sponsorship of the Islamic Conference of Culture Ministers, and praised the great care given by the Tunisian government to the program of activities carried out within the framework of the Tunis celebration. Capital of Islamic Culture. وأشار المالك إلى أن الإيسيسكو مِنْ خِلالِ إطْلاقِها لِبرْنامَجِ عَواصِمِ الثقافةِ في العالَمِ الإسلامِيِّ واختيارِ مكّةَ المُكرَّمة عام 2005 كأوَّلِ عاصِمةٍ للثقافةِ لِتَدْشينِ هذَا المَشْروعِ الحضارِيِّ الكبيرِ كانَتْ تَهدِفُ إلى تَعْزيزِ العَملِ الثقافِيِّ المُشْتَرَكِ والتَّنْمِيَةِ الثّقافِيَّةِ بيْنَ الدُّوَلِ، وتَحْقيقِ الإشْعاعِ الحَضارِيِّ، وتَصْديرِ الثقافةِ الإسلاميةِ التَّنْويرِيَّة. He stressed that the selection of the city of Tunisia as the capital of culture in the Islamic world 2019 is a recognition of its cultural heritage and civilizational contribution, thanks to the cultural and religious monuments it embraces, testifying to its ancient and original heritage. After that, the names of the honored personalities were announced during the celebration, and they are: Dr. Salem bin Mohamed Al-Malik, Director General of ISESCO, in appreciation of his efforts for the success of the Islamic Conference of Culture Ministers and the Tunisian demonstration, where Dr. Mohamed Zine El Abidine handed him the shield of the Tunisian Ministry of Cultural Affairs. Muhammad Al-Ghamari, Director of the General Conference Secretariat, Executive Council and Specialized Conferences of ISESCO, was also honored for his cooperation in making the conference a success. The Tunisian Minister of Cultural Affairs handed him the ministry shield. Dr. Muhammad Zain al-Abidin, Tunisian Minister of Cultural Affairs, was also honored, and Dr. Al-Malik handed him the honorary shield. Among the honored personalities were Dr. Faisal bin Muhammad Salem, Sudanese Minister of Culture and President of the Tenth Islamic Conference of Culture Ministers, Dr. Al-Tayeb Al-Bakush, Secretary General of the Arab Maghreb Union, and Dr. Hatem Ben Salem, Tunisian Minister of Education and Acting Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Ahmed Adhoum, Tunisian Minister of Religious Affairs, Chazly Boualak, Wali of Tunisia, and Dr. Hayat Katat Al-Qarmazi, Director of Culture at ALECSO. ((End)) h p / h p
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