Please Touch Museum Hopes To Teach Children And Adults About Islam With New 'America To Zanzibar' Exhibit
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PHILADELPHIA (CBS) --The Please Touch Museum held a ribbon cutting ceremony Friday. City leaders came together to celebrate a new exhibit called "America to Zanzibar: Muslim Cultures Near and Far."
Curators hope to teach children and adults about Islam, inclusion and acceptance.
Organizers are also highlighting African American Muslims here in Philadelphia.
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A prayer room is also part of the exhibit.
This February, you're invited to journey with us to a faraway land in our newest exhibition, #AmericatoZanzibar: Muslim Cultures Near and Far. No passport required but you'll return home with new memories to last a lifetime! https://t.co/n3Di2qlyAo #MyPTMoments #GlobalChild pic.twitter.com/pUUQXriI1U
— Please Touch Museum (@pleasetouch) January 22, 2019
"America to Zanzibar" officially opens Saturday.