Brussels hosts two-week event on Moroccan Jews, sponsored by Moroccan and Belgian kings

Art objects, books, manuscripts, jewels and photographs are some of the items displayed in an exhibition to open this Tuesday in Brissel to start a two-week cultural event devoted to Jews and Muslims coexistence in Morocco held under the patronage of King Mohammed VI of Morocco and King Albert II of Belgium.

The aim of the event is to show the richness of Morocco, as a multi-cultural society where Jews and Muslims co-existed in a total harmony for over 13 centuries, said Paul Dahan and Mohamed Erroukhou, respectively curator of the Moroccan Jewish art museum of Brussels and of the "Association Citoyennete Plus," cosponsors of the event.

The organizers say the initiative is held against a backdrop of debates in the Belgian society on the multi-cultural options and serves as a message against some current heinous discourses in Belgium.

The event is also part of efforts to promote values of tolerance following the misunderstandings emerging between persons with different cultures and religions, resulting from the 9/11 events and the Middle-East tension, they explained.

The cultural event features conferences, debates, shows and movies to show that the Moroccan past and present experience is worth pondering and following.