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Meeting with Al Habash and some of his companions and Senaid Koblicia, chairman of the Islamic counsil of NorwayMuhammad Al-Habash was born in Damascus, Syria in 1962. He received three B. A. degrees: Islamic law from Damascus University; Arabic literature from Beirut University; and Islamic studies from Islamic Call College. He received his M. A. degree in Islamic studies from the University of Higher Studies, Karachi and his Ph. D. in the sciences of the Qur’an from the University of the Holy Qur’an in Khartoum. He has been a professor of the sciences of the Holy Qur’an in the Islamic Call College since 1988 and professor of “Tafsir” in the College of Usul Ed-din since 1992. Al-Habash has served as secretary of the Center of Introducing Islam and Arabic Civilization. In addition to teaching, he has lectured at the University of Damascus in 1992; served as director of both the Institutes of the Holy Qur’an in Syria since 1989; as well as the Islamic Studies Center in Damascus since 1987. He is also a member of Syrian Parliament and a member of the Administrative Committee there.
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Damascus by night
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Preparing for the seremon of Eid ul Fitr in a local mosque in Damascus
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Preparing for the seremon of Eid ul Fitr in a local mosque in Damascus
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The imam of a small local mosque giving his khutbah on Eid ul Fitr
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Welcome sign of the monastery Deir Mar Musa el-HabashiThe ancient Syrian monastery of St. Moses the Abyssinian (Deir Mar Musa el-Habashi) overlooks a harsh valley in the mountains east of the small town of Nebek, 80 km north of Damascus, and about 1320 metres above sea level. A monastery on the top of a mountain in the middle of the desert. 6 christian monks and 2 nuns stay here, and welcomes all kind of visitors. Interfaith dialogue is important here. The new foundation of the monastic community started in 1991. On a social level, the community of Deir Mar Musa works to develop services which facilitate inter-cultural and inter-religious dialogue and harmony.
For more information, see their homepage.
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The view of the desert on the way up to the monasteryThe ancient Syrian monastery of St. Moses the Abyssinian (Deir Mar Musa el-Habashi) overlooks a harsh valley in the mountains east of the small town of Nebek, 80 km north of Damascus, and about 1320 metres above sea level. A monastery on the top of a mountain in the middle of the desert. 6 christian monks and 2 nuns stay here, and welcomes all kind of visitors. Interfaith dialogue is important here. The new foundation of the monastic community started in 1991. On a social level, the community of Deir Mar Musa works to develop services which facilitate inter-cultural and inter-religious dialogue and harmony.
For more information, see their homepage.
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Inscriptions on the mountain on the way up to the monasteryThe ancient Syrian monastery of St. Moses the Abyssinian (Deir Mar Musa el-Habashi) overlooks a harsh valley in the mountains east of the small town of Nebek, 80 km north of Damascus, and about 1320 metres above sea level. A monastery on the top of a mountain in the middle of the desert. 6 christian monks and 2 nuns stay here, and welcomes all kind of visitors. Interfaith dialogue is important here. The new foundation of the monastic community started in 1991. On a social level, the community of Deir Mar Musa works to develop services which facilitate inter-cultural and inter-religious dialogue and harmony.
For more information, see their homepage.
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The ancient Syrian monastery of St. Moses the Abyssinian (Deir Mar Musa el-Habashi) overlooks a harsh valley in the mountains east of the small town of Nebek, 80 km north of Damascus, and about 1320 metres above sea level. A monastery on the top of a mountain in the middle of the desert. 6 christian monks and 2 nuns stay here, and welcomes all kind of visitors. Interfaith dialogue is important here. The new foundation of the monastic community started in 1991. On a social level, the community of Deir Mar Musa works to develop services which facilitate inter-cultural and inter-religious dialogue and harmony.
For more information, see their homepage.
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The monasteryThe ancient Syrian monastery of St. Moses the Abyssinian (Deir Mar Musa el-Habashi) overlooks a harsh valley in the mountains east of the small town of Nebek, 80 km north of Damascus, and about 1320 metres above sea level. A monastery on the top of a mountain in the middle of the desert. 6 christian monks and 2 nuns stay here, and welcomes all kind of visitors. Interfaith dialogue is important here. The new foundation of the monastic community started in 1991. On a social level, the community of Deir Mar Musa works to develop services which facilitate inter-cultural and inter-religious dialogue and harmony.
For more information, see their homepage.
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The view of the road and valley, from the monasteryThe ancient Syrian monastery of St. Moses the Abyssinian (Deir Mar Musa el-Habashi) overlooks a harsh valley in the mountains east of the small town of Nebek, 80 km north of Damascus, and about 1320 metres above sea level. A monastery on the top of a mountain in the middle of the desert. 6 christian monks and 2 nuns stay here, and welcomes all kind of visitors. Interfaith dialogue is important here. The new foundation of the monastic community started in 1991. On a social level, the community of Deir Mar Musa works to develop services which facilitate inter-cultural and inter-religious dialogue and harmony.
For more information, see their homepage.
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Desert view from the monasteryThe ancient Syrian monastery of St. Moses the Abyssinian (Deir Mar Musa el-Habashi) overlooks a harsh valley in the mountains east of the small town of Nebek, 80 km north of Damascus, and about 1320 metres above sea level. A monastery on the top of a mountain in the middle of the desert. 6 christian monks and 2 nuns stay here, and welcomes all kind of visitors. Interfaith dialogue is important here. The new foundation of the monastic community started in 1991. On a social level, the community of Deir Mar Musa works to develop services which facilitate inter-cultural and inter-religious dialogue and harmony.
For more information, see their homepage.
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