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New Publication in English by the Press and Information Office

The Press and Information Office (PIO) has recently issued the third revised english edition of the book “Muslim Places of Worship in Cyprus”. The publication offers a brief historical context of the presence of Islam in Cyprus through the Muslim places of worship on the island.

The 108-page book includes a great number of photographs. The introduction highlights the rich cultural heritage of Cyprus, which bears the marks of various cultures, including Islam. The first section offers information about the strategic geographic location and the history of Cyprus, with specific reference to the first contact of Cyprus with Islam, through the Arab Raids and the co-existence of Christians and Muslims on the island for the first time.

Reference is then made to the reappearance of Islam in Cyprus, which began with the conquest of the island by the Ottoman Empire, and the subsequent development of the Turkish Cypriot community. The book then presents the major categories of mosques which exist in Cyprus and the efforts of the government of Cyprus to restore, maintain and protect those it has access to, in contrast to the systematic destruction of the religious and cultural heritage of Cyprus in the areas under military occupation by Turkey.

The second section is dedicated to various Muslim places of worship throughout the six administrative districts of Cyprus. The third and final section refers to the efforts made by international organizations in cooperation with the government of Cyprus for the protection of the cultural heritage of the island.

In his foreword the Egyptian scholar Dr. Tarek Radwan, a professor at the Al-Azhar University in Cairo, states that: «The present volume highlights the reality of peaceful co-existence that prevailed for centuries between the Christian Greek and Muslim Turkish ethnic communities. It shows the extent of integration and interaction between these communities […]. » Dr. Radwan also points out that the book «also draws attention to the understanding, on the part of the government of Cyprus, of the importance of the cultural wealth enjoyed by the island; an understanding that has led to the policy of renovating and preserving mosques and other shrines and places of worship.»

The book has already been published in a revised arabic edition, while editions in other languages will be forthcoming.

Copies of the book in English and Arabic may be obtained from the PIO at Apellis Street in Nicosia, where copies of the first russian edition of the book, published in 2005, are also available. Inquiries can be made by calling (+357) 22801207 or by emailing [email protected]

[kurupetos]

[denizaksulu]

New Publication in English by the Press and Information Office

The Press and Information Office (PIO) has recently issued the third revised english edition of the book “Muslim Places of Worship in Cyprus”. The publication offers a brief historical context of the presence of Islam in Cyprus through the Muslim places of worship on the island.

The 108-page book includes a great number of photographs. The introduction highlights the rich cultural heritage of Cyprus, which bears the marks of various cultures, including Islam. The first section offers information about the strategic geographic location and the history of Cyprus, with specific reference to the first contact of Cyprus with Islam, through the Arab Raids and the co-existence of Christians and Muslims on the island for the first time.

Reference is then made to the reappearance of Islam in Cyprus, which began with the conquest of the island by the Ottoman Empire, and the subsequent development of the Turkish Cypriot community. The book then presents the major categories of mosques which exist in Cyprus and the efforts of the government of Cyprus to restore, maintain and protect those it has access to, in contrast to the systematic destruction of the religious and cultural heritage of Cyprus in the areas under military occupation by Turkey.

The second section is dedicated to various Muslim places of worship throughout the six administrative districts of Cyprus. The third and final section refers to the efforts made by international organizations in cooperation with the government of Cyprus for the protection of the cultural heritage of the island.

In his foreword the Egyptian scholar Dr. Tarek Radwan, a professor at the Al-Azhar University in Cairo, states that: «The present volume highlights the reality of peaceful co-existence that prevailed for centuries between the Christian Greek and Muslim Turkish ethnic communities. It shows the extent of integration and interaction between these communities […]. » Dr. Radwan also points out that the book «also draws attention to the understanding, on the part of the government of Cyprus, of the importance of the cultural wealth enjoyed by the island; an understanding that has led to the policy of renovating and preserving mosques and other shrines and places of worship.»

The book has already been published in a revised arabic edition, while editions in other languages will be forthcoming.

Copies of the book in English and Arabic may be obtained from the PIO at Apellis Street in Nicosia, where copies of the first russian edition of the book, published in 2005, are also available. Inquiries can be made by calling (+357) 22801207 or by emailing [email protected]

Why not also publish in Turkish. Hypocrites.

[Nikitas]

Well, books on the monastic and agiographic heritage of the north are not published in Greek Deniz, so the knife cuts both ways.

[iceman]

Well, books on the monastic and agiographic heritage of the north are not published in Greek Deniz, so the knife cuts both ways.

True,but the north doesn't claim to represent the GC population and besides Greek is not an official language up there.

[Oracle]

Do we still, really represent the traitors who condone and support the occupation?

[miltiades]

Do we still, really represent the traitors who condone and support the occupation?

No , we act in a civilized way and respect the cultural aspects of our T/C compatriots. The RoC has a duty to maintain , as it does, the mosques and other cultural entities which are part of the overall Cypriot culture.
Since Turkish is an official language of the ROC any relevent books on the Islamic aspect should also be in Turkish.

[kurupetos]

Well, books on the monastic and agiographic heritage of the north are not published in Greek Deniz, so the knife cuts both ways.

True,but the north doesn't claim to represent the GC population and besides Greek is not an official language up there.

I agree completely.

[Rebel.Without.A.Pause]

True,but the north doesn't claim to represent the GC population and besides Greek is not an official language up there.

but the north does try to eradicate the Greek heritage and history in the north. Example being destroying ancient Greek writing on the statues at Salamis and officially calling it a Roman site.

[iceman]

True,but the north doesn't claim to represent the GC population and besides Greek is not an official language up there.

but the north does try to eradicate the Greek heritage and history in the north. Example being destroying ancient Greek writing on the statues at Salamis and officially calling it a Roman site.

I do not believe such a destruction is taking place but if it has...I condemn it.