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Southern museum eyes multiculturalism

words from the past: An old Quran text is preserved in a sealed glass display case at the Museum of Islamic Cultural Heritage and Al-Quran Learning Center in Narathiwat.

The Museum of Islamic Cultural Heritage and Al-Quran Learning Center will provide a window to the far South as a multicultural melting pot through the pages of the holy text, observers say.

The museum, under construction in Narathiwat’s Yi Ngo district, is slated for an official opening at the end of next year.

Deputy government spokeswoman Rachada Dhnadirek said the museum will be a centrepiece attraction, pulling in visitors with an appetite to learn about the region’s rich history as a pluralist society.

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