For the 3^rd time the Saudi Commission for Tourism & Antiquities (SCTA) organized the 2014 Colors of Saudi Forum, which took place from 14-20 December 2014 at Riyadh International Convention & Exhibition Center. The 7-days event included the Opening Ceremony and a large photographic exhibition, highlighting the richness and diversity of Saudi Arabia Readmore>>

ABOUT WWP

The Brazil Learning Initiative for a World without Poverty (WWP) is a partnership between the World Bank, the International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth (IPC-IG) of the United Nations Program for Development (UNDP), the Institute for Applied Economic Research (IPEA), and the Ministry of Social Development and Fight against Hunger (MDS) to identify, document, and disseminate innovation and knowledge about Brazil's experience with the design and implementation of policies and programs... Read More >>>>>

Os caminhos do Islã no Brasil

Aumento no número de mesquitas no País, de sheiks que agora falam português e de brasileiros no topo da hierarquia de centros islâmicos explica a expansão dos muçulmanos no Brasil.Quando decidiu se aproximar da cultura islâmica, o soteropolitano Wilton José de Carvalho não poderia imaginar que ganharia um lugar de destaque entre os seguidores brasileiros do profeta Maomé – cerca de 1,5 milhão. Católico praticante, Carvalho foi apresentado ao islã por um amigo em 1990.

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The paths of Islam in Brazil

Increase in the number of mosques in the country, of sheiks who now speak Portuguese and Brazilians at the top of the hierarchy of Islamic centers explains the expansion of Muslims in Brazil. When Mr. Wilton José de Carvalho decided to approach the Islamic culture, the soteropolitano (resident of Salvador, Bahia), he could not imagine that he would gain a prominent place among Brazilian followers of the Prophet Muhammad - about 1.5 million. Practicing Catholic, Carvalho was introduced to Islam by a friend in 1990.

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