Tehran-Tabriz International Congress on: Features ... - ircica

Dr. Mohammad Bagher Khorramshad, President of the Islamic Culture and RelationsOrganization stated in his address that Islam nations today have such infections havingimpact on the cultural heritage and this threat is composed of stimulation leads to destruction.Pointing the relation between the arts and Islam as a religion, he said in this section of thisconference that Islam is a dual religion; means that has an equal value for this world and theafter life and because Islam knows human and the universe purposive; the Islamic arts aresuch holy and purposive arts. He also called for holding the permanent exhibitions andgalleries of Islamic artists in the Muslim countries establishing the alliance of the Islamistartists, and preparing the encyclopedia of Islamic nations' arts in different languages. Headded: as the Islamic arts are such elegant and inspirational art; handicrafts have the samevalues. Although all the Muslim countries posses handicrafts industry, the Islamic republic ofIran in some cases owns pure and various handicraft products. He mentioned also that Iran ishosting this congress on arts and Crafts for the second time after the Isfahan one held in 2002.