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Al Ain music centre to open in two years.

Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi (ä`b thä`bē, zä–, dä–), Arab. Abu Zabi, sheikhdom (1995 pop. 928,360), c. : The Al Ain This article is about the city in the United Arab Emirates. For the city in Lebanon, see El Ain.

Al Ain (Arabic: العين
 Centre for Music in the World of Islam is to be officially opened within two years as a follow-up to implementing the strategy plan for the 2008-2012 period.

The announcement was made yesterday by Mohammad Khalaf Al Mazroui, director-general of the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage.

The centre will be officially announced during the Academic and Cultural Conference organised by the Cultural Centre in Al Ain under the title 'Why Safeguard Our Musical Heritage for the Future?'

The conference will be held on Saturday and Sunday at the Intercontinental Hotel in Abu Dhabi.

Performing on this occasion are groups and bands from Albania, Indonesia and Nigeria. They will perform tomorrow night at the Emirates Palace as part of the closing ceremony of the fourth meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage The notion of intangible cultural heritage emerged in the 90s, as a counter part to the World Heritage that focusses mainly on tangible aspects of culture. In 2001, UNESCO made a survey[1] among States and NGOs to try to agree on a definition, and a Convention . The meeting is being is hosted by the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage (Adach), with the participation of representatives of 114 countries.

The shows reflect the rich musical heritage of Islam in Asia  Islam began in Asia in the 7th century during the life of Muhammad. The greatest number of adherents of Islam has lived in Asia since the beginning of Islamic history. , Europe and Africa.

Al Mazroui said the Al Ain Centre for Music in the World of Islam was an integral Adach research centre. It was established in the framework of tireless efforts made by the authority to pave a cultural path and help reach a better level of understanding and excellence of taste for UAE (Uninterruptible Application Error) The name given to a crash in Windows 3.0. In subsequent versions of Windows, a crash was called a "General Protection Fault," "Application Error" or "Illegal Operation." See crash in Windows and abend.  Arab culture at local and global levels.

Al Mazroui said the establishment of the centre was part of a series of important cultural projects, which Adach started to implement in Al Ain.

He stressed that achieving the right balance between preservation of local culture and keeping up with the rapid pace of development would remain one of the major challenges for regional culture in the future.

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