El Medina in Saudi named capital of Islamic culture 2013

No surprises in store as the holy city is named by Saudis as the chosen culture capital for next year.

In line with naming El-Medina El-Monawara [2] (The Lit City) in Saudi Arabia [3], the capital of Islamic culture [4] of 2013, Secretary General of the Cultural Committee of the kingdom Sheikh Saleh Awad El-Moghamsy announced that on 20 January 2013, the city will witness one big cultural event at Al-Qiba Mosque [5], honouring its great heritage and Islamic culture.

According to Ahram Arabic, Sheikh El-Moghamsy says that a scientific and technical committee will be formed to develop a complete conception of the event, and to organise cultural weeks and days of the Islamic countries in Medina in accordance with Islamic Sharia.