“Peace, equality and friendship is the message of Islam that we want to be understood,” a high profile filmmaker said.

The comments were made at a press conference in the capital to announce the world premier IMAX film Journey to Mecca presented by Image-nation Abu Dhabi, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Abu Dhabi Media Company.

Taran Davies, one of the producers, said he was inspired to make the movie after 9/11 and wanted to make a film to promote an understanding of Islam.

The movie aims to honour Ibn Battuta and also celebrate the Haj. Shot in Saudi Arabia and Morocco in English and Arabic, it tells the amazing story of Ibn Battuta, regarded as the Arab world’s greatest classical traveller who ultimately went all the way to China, and his first pilgrimage between 1325 and 1326 from Tangiers to Makkah. His perilous journey is filled with adventure and conveys an unforgettable picture of Islamic civilisation in the 14th century, culminating with Ibn Battuta’s first Haj.    »»» Gulf News

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