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The IMAM Center, a Shia Muslim organization in the United States, commemorated the UN\u2019s World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development on May 21 by highlighting the deep alignment between Islamic teachings and global calls for cultural understanding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In an editorial viewed by Shia Waves Agency, the center emphasized that Islam not only recognizes cultural diversity but regards it as a divine sign, referencing Quranic verses such as: \u201cAnd among His signs is the creation of the heavens and the earth and the diversity of your languages and colors\u201d (30:22), and \u201cWe created you into nations and tribes so that you may know one another\u201d (49:13).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The article pointed to the Holy Prophet Muhammad\u2019s Farewell Sermon, which rejected racial and ethnic superiority, affirming equality through piety. It also cited Imam Ali\u2019s words: \u201cPeople are of two types\u2014either your brother in faith or your equal in humanity\u201d as a foundational ethic for coexistence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Referencing UNESCO data, the center noted that the cultural and creative industries employ over 48 million people worldwide\u2014half of them women and two-thirds under 30. It concluded by urging global engagement with values of compassion and justice to foster sustainable peace through cultural dialogue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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