Timothy Mununuzi: Press Release::Holy Quran’s to return to the Middle East

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Press Release::Holy Quran’s to return to the Middle East

Abu Dhabi – 3 Holy Quran's will return to the Middle East and be on display to Muslims and visitors from around the world.

The unique works of faith and art have been stored in a private collection in Asia.

The oldest one is 900 years old and engraved in gold on copper. The longest one is 532ft long and a wall mounted one glows in the dark, inscribed with the mystically 3-dimensional words of Allah.

Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, Abu Dhabi, UAE is a befitting home for these magnificent and unique Holy Qurans, however strong offers have been received from 3 other Middle Eastern countries.

Presentation and Bidding Procedures

http://www.scribd.com/doc/57938955/Holy-Qurans-Returning-to-Middle-East

The Top 10 Mosques in the Middle East for the sacred texts.

Sheikh Zayed Mosque UAE

Mosque of Ibn Tulun Egypt

Al-Masjid al-Ḥarām KSA

Qatar Mosque (Fanar) Qatar

Al Fateh Mosque Bahrain

Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque Oman

Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque Lebanon

Grand Mosque Of Kuwait Kuwait

Mosque of Uqba or

Great Mosque of Kairouan Tunisia

King Abdullah I Mosque Jordan

Gill Wallace Hope, Director General of the G192 has advised the stakeholders on a win-win deal.

She is active in the Muslim community through Mecca where she has developed the plan and mobilized stakeholders for 'Muslims Go Green'; a global initiative for 1 billion Muslims to put the environmental policy in the Holy Quran into practice in the 21^st century.

The 100 million unemployed youth in the Middle East (The Generation in Waiting) will start micro-enterprises and transfer knowledge, processes and green technologies to empower the poor to live a green and sustainable life.

Generation in Waiting Fact Sheet

http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/Files/Press/Books/2009/agenerationinwaiting/agenerationinwaiting_factsheet.pdf

Book link

http://www.brookings.edu/press/books/2009/agenerationinwaiting.aspx

Queen of Green is a global network of green stakeholders from 29 diverse sectors who share a common goal of transforming their world.

Ambassador Hope has developed a Social Investment Portfolio of 14 programs to empower the poor in 70+ countries. She passionately believes in empowering the talent and skills of the poorest of the poor to become green and sustainable. By integrating the development process to ensure energy, food, and health security is combined with education and micro-enterprises for economic security it is possible to mobilize millions of citizens to be the change they want to see in the world.