Sunday, 28 February 2016

National Imam Roundtable in Malaysia emphasises importance of mosque tourism

Source: ITC. The first National Imam Roundtable – Mosque Tourism Edition was officiated by YB Dato’ Seri Mohamed Nazri bin Abdul Aziz, Minister of Tourism and Culture, Malaysia on 23 February 2016.
Source: ITC. The first National Imam Roundtable – Mosque Tourism Edition was officiated by YB Dato’ Seri Mohamed Nazri bin Abdul Aziz, Minister of Tourism and Culture, Malaysia on 23 February 2016.

ITC, along with the Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (JAKIM) has conducted the inaugural National Imam Roundtable – Mosque Tourism Edition from 22 to 24 February 2016.

The discussion, attended by 80 Imams and Mosque committee members from all over Malaysia, aimed to create understanding, awareness and acceptance for mosque tourism among the management of mosques. The event was a follow-on of the Konvensyen Masjid-Masjid Pelancong Malaysia 2014 which was jointly organised by JAKIM, The Federal Territories Islamic Religious Council (MAIWP), ITC and Putra Mosque.