Old manuscripts and restoration works for Tarim 2010 – Yemen Times
The restoration of Tarim’s old mosques has also been announced, but so far – five months before Tarim takes over from Qayrawan, Tunisia, as center of Islamic Culture in March 2010- no restoration works have begun.
Tarim, since the eleventh century a famous center for Islamic learning, was selected by the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) this year to showcase its Islamic history.
Year-long activities will highlight Tarim’s Islamic heritage and present topics such as “The image of the other in Islamic thought,” the event’s preparation committee recently told the press.
Scholars will discuss the contribution of Yemeni migrants in enriching other cultures and the early spread of Islam in Southeast Asia, among other subjects.
YR 1 billion has been put aside as a primary budget for preparations, a similar budget to that for the celebrations of Sana’a as Capital of Arab Culture 2004, said Saeed Al-Shadadi, general coordinator of the preparation committee.
The activities will be distributed between the concerned ministries -culture, education and endowments- and cultural institutions, he said.
via Old manuscripts and restoration works for Tarim 2010 – Yemen Times.
