CULTURE
EAST-WEST INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL FEATURING ROUND-TABLE MEETING
Baku, September 23 (AZERTAC). Roundtable meeting on topic “The concept of Islam and its effect on the world culture” was held at NASA National Azerbaijan History Museum in Baku as part of the 11th International East-West Film Festival. The meeting was organized by the Azerbaijan Ministry of Culture and Tourism in conjunction with the Union of Cinematographers and “Centenary of the World Cinema” Fund. Participants of the meeting including filmmakers, culture industry workers and scholars discussed following themes: “Sufism and essence of Sufism”, “Islamic culture”, “West’s interest in East”, “Azerbaijan as crossroads of the West and the East”, “Sufi sects in Azerbaijan”, “National and religious tolerance in Azerbaijan”, etc.
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