Efforts to make Islam more popular as a religion in Seychelles have gathered speed. A week of activities was set on its way on Monday and continued on Tuesday with the opening of an exhibition at the National Library, held to shed more light on the religion and what it hopes to achieve.  The exhibits, mainly posters, have been designed to answer a series of questions about Islam. These include pieces about Allah, as well as others on the Qur’an, the religion’s book of worship.   Issues such as how Islam guarantees human rights and elevates the status of women are also tackled, and the exhibition is open until tomorrow.

Besides that, a series of talks by a lecturer in Islamic studies, Dr Jabal Buaben from the University of Birmingham in the UK, has been planned for the rest of the week.

 Yesterday evening he led a symposium on the Crisis of the Modern Man.
 

A similar event to describe the place of Muhammad in world history will take place at the National Theatre today, followed by a talk Towards a Healthy Islamic Social Order scheduled for tomorrow at the Al-Nahayan mosque in Victoria.

 Speaking to Nation, Imam A. Rahman said he viewed the activities this week as the religion coming out of its shell. He said that afterwards Muslims here will have to work to protect the shell as it is still in a fragile state.

Source : http://www.nation.sc/index.php?art=13217