MIDDLE EAST
Great interest was shown in the Harun Yahya exhibition at the Sharjah Book Fair, held on 29 December 2002 - 9 January 2003.
This interest was also reflected in the UAE media. Many television stations and newspapers carried reports. One report in The Gulf News said that the author's books could be obtained free of charge at www.harunyahya.com and emphasized that documentaries based on his works had been broadcast by some 200 television stations worldwide, particularly in Russia, United Kingdom, Ukraine, and Serbia. It also carried a review of his Only Love Can Defeat Terrorism.
Aseminar based on Harun Yahya's The Evolution Deceit and The Fact of Creation was held in Sharjah on 20 May 2003.
A number of panels and activities for new converts or those wishing to develop a deeper knowledge of Islam are being held at Dubai's Jumeirah Islamic Center. Documentaries by Harun Yahya are screened at these events, and his books are introduced.
Documentaries are shown in various educational establishments in Dubai, and both students and staff members show high levels of interest and participation. Arabic-language documentaries were shown at the Al Mamzar Ittihad School and several others. Before the multivisual displays, boards introducing these works were set up and some of Harun Yahya's books were displayed.
Aseries of conferences was held in Hong Kong during October 2002. Their themes, among them "Evolution and Creation," "The Miracles of the Qur'an," "Islam Denounces Terrorism," "The Disasters Darwinism Brought to Humanity," and "Signs of the Last Day," were received with great interest by the Chinese public.
A conference held at the Islamic Kasim Tuet Memorial College on 4 October 2004 discussed "The Universe and Creation." Students displayed great interest. Following the conference, teachers thanked Harun Yahya's respresentatives and stated their hopes that his work would continue.
Presentations on "The Miracles of the Qur'an" and "Islam Denounces Terrorism" were held at the Kowloon Mosque.
A presentation on "The Collapse of the Theory of Evolution" was held at the Chinese Muslim Cultural Center. During the ensuing question and answer session, great interest was shown in Harun Yahya and his works.
Two separate presentations on "The Fact of Creation" and "The Miracles of the Qur'an" were held in the Osman Sadiq Islamic Center.
A seminar based on The Miracles of the Qur'an was held at a local Islamic organization. The addresses given based on this book, which has been translated into Chinese, were received with considerable interest.
Presentations introducing Harun Yahya and his works were given before the Friday sermon in the Kowloon Mosque. "The Miracles of the Qur'an" and "Islam Denounces Terrorism" were discussed.
Several presentations were given in the Chinese Islamic Union Foundation's lecture hall. Chinese Muslims, who made up the great majority of attendees, listened to "The Miracles of the Qur'an," "Islam Denounces Terrorism," "The Miracle of Man's Creation" and "Methods of Communicating the Message in the Qur'an" presentations with great interest. The presentation "Methods of Communicating the Message in the Qur'an" was the subject of particular interest.