فرنسا: المساجد تعرض التراث الإسلامي في يوم التراث الأوروبي

خبر من مصادر إنجليزية.

فتحت المساجد في "فرنسا" أبوابها أمام الزائرين للمشاركة في الاحتفال بيوم التراث الأوروبي؛ وذلك لعرض التراث والثقافة والهندسة المعمارية الإسلامية، في إطار قيام آلاف المباني بالمشاركة في الاحتفالات.

وقد أكد "إبراهيم سيسيه" - رئيس الاتحاد الإسلامي ومدير "مسجد الصحابة" - أنه سيتم الترحيب بمجموعات من الزوار تبلغ 130 إلى 150 فردًا، ممن تتراوح أعمارهم بين 20 و 70 عامًا لمنحهم فرصة للتعرف على المساجد، والتعرف على معمارها، والتعرف على الإسلام، والعديد من الموضوعات التي تشمل مكانة المرأة في الإسلام؛ المصدر: شبكة الألوكة.

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French Mosques Showcase Islamic Heritage

French mosques have opened their doors on European Heritage Days on Saturday and Sunday to welcome visitors interested in the Islamic culture and architecture, joining thousands of buildings across Europe.

"People between 130 and 150 people aged 20 to 70 years" are so welcome by the weekend, Ibrahim Cissé, President of the Secretariat of the Union of Muslim Associations of Créteil, manager of the Sahaba Mosque, told Saphir News.

Offering them a chance to "discover the mosque", Cissé added that the mosque officials will try "to explain Islam and to convey a different image than the media."

The Sahaba Mosque was one of various Islamic houses of worship across France who decided to open their doors to visitors during the European Heritage Days on Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th September.

During these days, the French are invited to visit the places that make the French heritage, including mosques which form a basic part of French heritage.

The event offered Muslims an opportunity to correct misconceptions about their faith, the second largest in France.

It has also given non-Muslims a chance to discover the Islamic architecture and basic beliefs, including women position in Islam.

"Issues that come up most revolve around the status of women in Islam. When exposed their texts, they are surprised to see that it has nothing to do with the ideas they have or what they can see,” Cissé said.

Along with the Sahaba Mosque, other mosques have opened their doors for the first time during Heritage Days this year.

These mosques include places of worship recently opened such as the Assalam mosque in Nantes (Loire-Atlantique) which was inaugurated in November 2012.

Other mosques affiliated with the Union of Islamic Organizations of France (UOIF) have also opened their doors to non-Muslim visitors.

They include the Great Mosque of Limoges (Haute-Vienne), the Othman Mosque Villeurbanne (Rhône) and the Great Mosque of An'Nour Quievrechain (North).