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THE proposal to found in London a mosque and Islamic cultural centre (see p. 712) will be a cause of gratification not only to those whose more immediate needs will be served by such an institution, but also to all who will welcome the enlarged opportunities it will afford of contacts between East and West, and of the fuller understanding which, if it does not remove, will at least lower the barriers between peoples of different cultures, beliefs, and traditional outlook. The project has taken form largely owing to the personal interest and effort of His Excellency Hassan Nashaat Pasha, the Egyptian Ambassador in London, and from the beginning it has received the patronage of King Farouk. The extent of the support it will receive in the Moslem world may be gauged from the composition of the influential committee preparing the scheme. It includes representatives of the Moslems of Arabia, of Iraq and of India in addition to those of Egypt.
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Contacts and Cultures. Nature 146, 698 (1940). https://doi.org/10.1038/146698a0
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