Sunday, April 19, 2009

History and heritage are the most important distinctions of a country says President

President Mohamed Nasheed has said that history and heritage were the most important distinctions of a country. The President made the statement on Sunday morning at the function held to mark the completion of the renovation work of ‘Kalhuvakaru mosque’.
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Noting that Kalhuvakaru mosque was a cultural relic, the President said that many such mosques were built across the world during the spread of Islamic culture. Speaking further, the President said the skills and workmanship of the Maldivian people, as well as, many historical information could be seen in such historical mosques in the Maldives.

In his speech the President noted the work of the National Centre for Linguistic and Historical Research to the history of the Maldives.

The President also observed the work done to preserve the mosque. Also, the President launched an interactive CD titled “Cultural Footsteps”.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

please mr president stop that bullshit and make this place a safer place to live, the most important thing of a country is thier youth as you know past 30 years we all have been destroyed. please stop this killing. most important thing is to live,

Anonymous said...

Was technical assistance for this project given by India? If so it should be recognised. Or was this done entirely through local expertise?

Anonymous said...

Who is that whining bout waaaah make this a safer nation plsssss :(.....

geez