Sunday, September 05, 2010

Istanbul hosts exhibition marking 1,400th year of the Quran

"Istanbul hosts exhibition marking 1,400th year of the Quran

Unique and rare pieces of the 250,000-page Damascus documents collection as well as a large selection of handwritten Qurans are the subjects of a new exhibition that opened Saturday at Istanbul's Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum. The revenue earned from a book accompanying the show will be spent to buy new Qurans for the museum and their restoration"

More:Istanbul hosts exhibition marking 1,400th year of the Quran - Hurriyet Daily News and Economic Review