http://www.english.hadhramaut.info Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of Singapore visits Wadi Hadramaut [The Source: seiyoun/hadhramaut.info - 27/06/2009] H.E Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of Singapore, Mr. Zainul Abidin Rasheed, accompanied by Hadhramaut Undersecretary for the Wadi and Sahraa Mr. Ahmad Junaid Al- Junaid this morning visited the Heritage, customs and traditions   museum of  Seiyoun  historical  Palace . They were briefed on the contents of the two museums which are models of the old Yemeni history, customs and traditions that were prevalent in the multiple life stages. . He was very much impressed for what he saw from these various historical moments that tell us bout human civilizations in the ancient happy land and that contributed   to the development of ancient human civilizations. The Singaporean Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, during his visits to Wadi Hadramout.  Yesterday evening, accompanied by Hadhramaut Under-secretary paid a visit to the historical city of Shibam, describing the city as one of the splendid ancient cities that highlight the human ingenuity of the ancient Yemeni of building high-rise sky scupper, which embraced the evening with mud  The Minister   also paid a visit to the town of Tarim, briefed on its historical events.  There he  met a number of Scholars and  visited Dar-ul-Mustafa   for Islamic Studies, where he was briefed by the Dean of the Islamic centerAl-habib Omar bin Mohammed bin Hafeedh on various  activities taking place in Da-ul-Mustafa.  It receives students from East Asian countries, including Singapore and other Muslim countries. He praised the role that Dar-ul-Mustafa plays   in the teaching of Muslims their Islamic religion and instilling in them the true spirit of moderation, he said, adding that the selection of the city of Tarim as the capital capital of Islamic culture in 2010 is a tribute to this ancient city, that gave birth to Muslim Scholars and Ulamaa who were had significant role in the dissemination of Islam in many countries of the world, including East Asian countries.  Preaching nicely with wisdom and goodwill, referring to the contribution of migrants from Hadramout Yemen besides preaching the word of Allah also contributed in building the economy of Singapore during the previous periods... .Undersecretary- Hadhramaut Province   today discussed   with visiting Singaporean    Minister of State the strongest brotherly relations between the two brotherly countries and its peoples as well as the deep fraternal ties between the two since long time ago. The  Minister of State told  Saba news agency that  was impressed by what he saw of the archaeological sites in  Wadi   Hadramaut, referring to Hadhrami Migration  to Singapore and its  impact to spread the teachings  religion in t East Asia, stressing on  the importance of developing bilateral relations between Yemen and Singapore, especially in the areas, culture,  religion and  heritage Accompanied on his  visits by  the Director   office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Wadi Hadhramaut Mr. Hussein bin Aqeel,  the Director Office of the Ministry of Public Health and Population, Dr. Hussein Zein Haddad and His Excellency the non-resident   Ambassador of Singapore to our country Mr. Helmi Abu Talib.