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Mon, 10/03/2011 - 10:17
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Mashhad to host intl. conference on religious tourism
TEHRAN,Oct.3(MNA) -- Scholars and researchers from 20 countries are coming to northeastern Iranian city of Mashhad to attend the first international conference on religion and the culture of pilgrimage running for two days on October 6 and 7.
Organized by the Islamic Culture and Relations Organization (ICRO), the conference will be held in Mashhad, home to the holy Shrine of Imam Reza (AS), ICRO director Mohammad-Baqer Khorramshad said here on Sunday.
Over 60 literati coming from Russia, Azerbaijan, Syria, Iraq, Indonesia, Malaysia, Britain and England are expected to take part in the event, he added.
He said that the conference is arranged to create an opportunity to introduce the Iran of today and the modern Islamic civilization to other countries.
A collection of 350 articles have been submitted to the secretariat of the festival reviewing issues such as cultural diplomacy and its role in development of the culture of pilgrimage, Khorramshad said.
Concepts of tourism and religious tourism, Islamic convergence, cultural heritage and models of religious tourism are among the issues to be discussed at the program.
Organized by the Islamic Culture and Relations Organization (ICRO), the conference will be held in Mashhad, home to the holy Shrine of Imam Reza (AS), ICRO director Mohammad-Baqer Khorramshad said here on Sunday.
Over 60 literati coming from Russia, Azerbaijan, Syria, Iraq, Indonesia, Malaysia, Britain and England are expected to take part in the event, he added.
He said that the conference is arranged to create an opportunity to introduce the Iran of today and the modern Islamic civilization to other countries.
A collection of 350 articles have been submitted to the secretariat of the festival reviewing issues such as cultural diplomacy and its role in development of the culture of pilgrimage, Khorramshad said.
Concepts of tourism and religious tourism, Islamic convergence, cultural heritage and models of religious tourism are among the issues to be discussed at the program.
