The
cultural and artistic deputy of guidance and cultural general office in
East-Azerbaijan said; The successful conduct of the international photo
festival of Islamic cohesion in the city of the first ones pointed out the fact
that there were potential and hidden capacities in this part of Islamic Iran
which have not been used property yet.
Mr.Naser
Vahidi Mehr by mentioning that the photo festival of Islamic cohesion portrayed
Islamic art notified that the participation of the artists from 24 countries in
the festival indicated that the great capacity of art has not still been used
to create unity and cohesion among the Muslims throughout the world. It is
necessary the matter to be surveyed expertly.
He added;
that Islamic is religion which applies culture and its devices for ethics and
inner transformation of humans but it tries to increase and grow culture, art
and rationality in order to creating happiness and prosperity for human body.
The
cultural and artistic deputy of guidance and cultural general office in
East-Azerbaijan believes that colonialism slowed down the growth rate of the
art and culture of Islamic world in the past centuries; however, in the recent
decades, hopes have been made for cultural development in the Islamic world.
Vahidi Mehr
declared that the cultural growth had been accompanied with artistic growth in
the Islamic world.
He then
added; that art in Islam unlike the west is not a commercial commodity but it
is for polishing the human spirit and a means by which man can come close to
god. Muslims have developed various arts such as calligraphy, Islamic
architecture, tile setting, etching and writing. They wanted to create works
which were full of spiritual and calmne