On November 23 and 24, 2012, Irkutsk will host Muslim Film Days for the first time, marking the 115th anniversary of the Irkutsk Cathedral Mosque. Viewers will see films from the Kazan International Muslim Film Festival from Tatarstan, Iran, Indonesia and Jordan.
On November 23–24, 2012, as part of the celebration of the 115th anniversary of the Irkutsk Cathedral Mosque, the “Muslim Film Days” will be held for the first time in Irkutsk at the Khudozhestvenny cinema.The event is organized by the Irkutsk regional public organization “Tatar-Bashkir Youth Center ‘Baikal Dulkyny’,” with the support of the administration of the city of Irkutsk and Baikal State University of Economics and Law.
The purpose of holding the “Muslim Film Days” is to form an objective understanding of Islam and Muslims in the Russian and global community, to introduce Irkutsk audiences to an understanding of Muslim culture through films that promote universal spiritual, moral, and cultural values, as well as to develop cultural ties between representatives of different nationalities and faiths.
As part of the event, films that were participants and winners of the annual Kazan International Festival of Muslim Cinema will be shown. These films are of Tatar, Iranian, Indonesian, and Jordanian origin.
More detailed information can be obtained by phone: 89501309319, 89041337112
Based on materials from the press service of the administration of the city of Irkutsk