יום שלישי, 15 במרץ 2011

Najaf rushes to get ready as Islamic culture capital (AFP)

Shiite Muslims place the holy Koran on their heads as they recite prayers in the Imam Ali shrine in the southern city of Najaf, some 160kms from Baghdad. Preparations for Najaf to become the Arab world's Islamic Capital of Culture next year are underway, but officials involved in its planning admit that time is short and much remains to be done.(AFP/File/Qassem Zein)AFP - A half-billion-dollar effort to showcase Iraq's holiest Shiite city to the world is coming down to the wire as many contracts remain unsigned and funds are being hastily re-allocated.


Source: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iraq/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110315/wl_mideast_afp/iraqculturereligionislamnajaftourism

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