World Muslim E-center launched

JAKARTA: The electronic center and gallery for Muslims were launched on Sunday in the basement of the Grand Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta, to enable the country's Muslims to communicate interactively and exchange information with other Muslims worldwide.

The World Muslim E-Center is built to provide electronic data for Muslim communities and universities on the latest results on Islamic studies and information, while the World Muslim Community Gallery provides various rooms and stages for exhibitions and activities of Indonesian and world Muslims.

Both the center and the gallery would be managed by Yayasan Dunia Merdeka chaired by businessman Faizal Motik, while minister for religious affairs, minister for national education and some noted Muslim scholars were members of the advisory board. --Antara