Dr. Abdul Aziz Al Musallam, Chairman of the Sharjah Institute for Heritage and Chairman of the Higher Organizing Committee of the Days, inaugurated the first activities of the 19th edition of the Sharjah Heritage Days Festival in the central region of the emirate, where Al Dhaid Fort will host the beating heart of Al Wusta with a range of activities, programs and heritage lectures over a week. In the midst of a festive cultural and heritage atmosphere.
The inauguration was attended by Sheikh Muhammad Mu’adhd bin Howaiden, Rashid Abdullah Al-Muhyan, Khamis bin Salem Al-Suwaidi, Head of the District and Villages Affairs Department, Dr. Muhammad Abdullah bin Howaiden, President of the Municipal Council of Al Dhaid City, Ali Musabah Al Tunaiji, Director of Al Dhaid Municipality, Muhammad Sultan bin Howaiden, and Matar Ali bin Howaiden Al Ketbi, member of the Emirates Camel Racing Federation, Muhammad Salem bin Howaiden, Director of the Sharjah Institute for Heritage, Al Dhaid Branch, Dr. Khaled Al Hindasi, Director of the Sharjah Institute for Heritage, Dibba Al Hisn Branch, and a number of senior officials in the cities of the central region, its men and sons.
uniqueness and distinction
Dr. Abdul Aziz Al Musallam, President of the Sharjah Institute for Heritage, said: “Al Wusta activities are unique and distinguished, as they reflect the heritage environment of the Badia in particular, and its cultural rays emanate from the Al Dhaid Fort, which was revived under the directives of His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council, Ruler of Sharjah, through the implementation of the (initiative) authority, and in cooperation with the Institute, where His Highness inaugurated it last February, and it represents an immortal heritage icon in the hearts and memory of the people of the region and in the history of the fathers and grandfathers, and also occupies an important strategic and historical position in Al Dhaid.
Al-Musallam stated that the first three days of the festival, which started last Thursday in the heart of Sharjah, received nearly 30,000 visitors, which bodes that this year’s edition will capture a record for the level of public interaction and attendance of events in various regions of the emirate. He added that the current session of the festival includes the participation of exceptional exhibitions such as the exhibition of Lithuania and its national troupes that revive the heritage square with its attractive folk dances by wearing medieval clothes, as well as conveying an aspect of Korean culture through the exhibition of making clothes from hanji paper, as well as continuing to attract and participate a number of Among the foreign students who love the Arabic language from Italy, Spain, and some Chinese students residing in the country.
development initiatives
Dr. Muhammad Abdullah bin Howiden expressed his thanks and appreciation to His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, and His Highness the Crown Prince for their great efforts and lofty directives towards implementing development initiatives to serve the people of the central region, and to enrich the real estate and industrial movement in its cities, including organizing This annual festival, which represents a great civilizational and cultural outlet for the people of the region and an ideal opportunity for individuals to meet, strengthen relations, exchange ideas related to heritage, ancient cultural heritage and social customs and document and document, enhance belonging to the vocabulary of the Bedouin region experienced by the previous generation, explore the components of the fortress and Sharia, and familiarize the people of the region with it.
The opening of the activities of the central region included a tour to see the pavilions of government agencies, touring the corridors of Al Dhaid fortress, including rooms, stores and halls, as well as the Bedouin friej, and the ancient wedding model with the participation of the Al Dhaid Military Division.
The events are scheduled to include holding a series of lectures at Al Dhaid Fort as part of a series of specialized educational and training programmes, including a lecture entitled “Falaj Al Dhaid” by Dr. Rashid Al Mazrouei, “Spatial Memory in the Central Region” by Dr. Salem Zayed Al Tunaiji, and “Life Between Past and Present.” Dr. Saeed Obaid Ballev Tunaiji.
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