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Murcia photographer Teresa Martin Melgarejo conduct a tour of his exhibition "My neighbor Taymia.La daily life of the Islamic community in Murcia" next Friday, May 30, at 18.30 and Saturday, May 31, at 12 visit ' 30 in Los Molinos del Río.
The exhibition is extended until June 7, 2014 The photo shows discover the daily life of the Muslim community of Murcia.
'My neighbor Taymiyyah' is part of the Murcia Three Cultures International Festival, held from 10 to 24 May, and that reflects the natural integration of a group whose influence and roots in the Murcia region dates back several centuries.
The author has selected images that show the reality of our neighborhoods, where as in the past, Muslims and Christians share the same energy, enthusiasm and desire to excel in a society full of prejudices and stereotypes, as recalled in the catalog Mustapha Lechhab Bekkaoui ;
"We see a young doctor in training, some young speakers;
we see a Spanish Muslim exercising their constitutional right to vote, we see a very beautiful creatures offering their best smiles, see the imam of the mosque in a very funny conversation with two young Muslim women, we see some Muslim in a training ... and the curious and magical of these pictures is that they have shown us these people as they are, we see them and we realize just wearing a veil, that handkerchief so important to them and so criticized by those who do not understand if these pictures We arrived to speak simply say: Who cares what you wear or do not take, what matters most are "!.
The protagonists of this exposicn are women, many of them born in Spanish territory, who speak perfect Castilian, who are proud of their culture and defend the values ​​of democracy and freedom, which in no case supports photojournalist Teresa Martin Melgarejo, "contradict their faith and traditions."
Youth appear in other areas, workers who have contributed to our economic development as construction workers, mechanics, hairdressers, teachers, lawyers, translators and doctors.
They are a generation of Muslims who live and develop in Murcia and, according to the author of 'My neighbor Taymiyyah' are helping to make visible and to value the Islamic culture.
Teresa Martin Melgarejo started this work in 2009 in the School of Communication at the University of Murcia, under the tutelage of Professor Monica Lozano, with the intention of documenting what life in the region for more than 90,000 citizens of Islamic religion living, working and studying in the 45 municipalities of our autonomy.
"These people form a plural, diverse community with varying degrees of integration, which maintain their religious and cultural traditions.
In fact, you can already speak of Muslim second and third generation in the region, "he said.
Found in the sample Murcia Muslims in mosques and oratories in Arab schools in the University, butchers, hairdressers, bazaars, parlors, cafes and restaurants, cemeteries ...
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia
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