For the first time in Thailand, dozens of mosques across Bangkok will open their doors for public visitation over the Eid Ul Fitr holiday around 9-10 April, the biggest Islamic event that follows the end of the fasting month of Ramadan.

U.S, Feb. 15 -- The project is designed to build peace, harmony, friendship, and multicultural awareness, for the benefit of the Thai people, expatriate residents, and foreign tourists.

Initiated by the well-known Haroon mosque and approved by the Islamic Committee of Bangkok, the mosque tours will help solidify the image of Thailand as a peaceful, friendly country open to all faiths and cultures. The project will also generate jobs and income among the Thai-Muslim communities, especially the hundreds of mom-and-pop vendors who sell food and many other products in the areas around the mosques.

Imam Thanarat Watcharapisut, Imam of the Haroon mosque and Head of International Relations at the Islamic Committee of Bangkok said: "Given the I...