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Exhibition on early Arabs in Singapore

• Clivebenss

  8 Apr 10, 06:37

  Exhibition on early Arabs in Singapore
  By Riz Sunawan | Posted: 08 April 2010 0059 hrs

  SINGAPORE: An exhibition on early Arabs in Singapore will open at the National Library on Saturday.
  
  Minister for Foreign Affairs George Yeo will officiate at the event - 'Rihlah - Arabs in Southeast Asia'.
  
  The event also comprises a conference, business seminar and activities that focus on the culture and contributions of the Arabs in Singapore.
  
  The exhibition in English will feature current and historical information about the social, economic and cultural links between Hadhramaut in Yemen and Southeast Asia.
  
  Hadhramaut is where most of the early Arabs in Singapore originated from.
  
  Also on show are artefacts, documents and photographs from local Arab families, organisations and international partners.
  
  The event is pertinent, as the Hadharamis were part of the making of modern Singapore.
  
  Their influence is reflected in the naming of well-known streets and buildings in Singapore. - CNA/de

• Clivebenss

  8 Apr 10, 06:41

  

  The mud skyscrappers of Shibam in Hadramaut, Yemen.