ISESCO Selects Capital City for Islamic Culture for 2017

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The Islamic Education Scientific Cultural Organization (ISESCO) has named the Iranian city, Mashhad, the capital city for Islamic Culture for the year 2017. Iran’s Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance, Reza Salehi Amiri said in a ceremony celebrating the event that the selection of the Iranian city showed the growing unity in the Muslim world. ISESCO’s Deputy Director General, Dr Amina Al Hajri, said the city was chosen due to its contribution to Islamic culture over the years. The ceremony was attended by 250 cultural figures from 51 countries. ISESCO was formed by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation in May 1979 with 52 member countries and is headquartered in Rabat, Morocco. Dr. Abdulaziz Othman Altwaijri is the Director General ISESCO, the 66 year old is also the Secretary General of FUIW (Federation of the Universities of the Islamic World).