170 different activities in the Syrian culture days at Dar Al-Assad for Culture and Arts

Damascus (ST): The activities of the Syrian Culture Days, under the title “Culture, Authenticity and Renewal,” were launched at Dar Al-Assad for Culture and Arts, which included nearly 170 diverse activities in the cinematic, theatrical, intellectual and heritage fields. The event will continue until next Monday in various governorates.

 The opening ceremony began with the showing of a documentary film that talked about the achievements of the Ministry of Culture in all its directorates and affiliated institutions during a whole year, according to a strategic plan and a comprehensive vision whose objectives are summed up in the building of the Syrian person being by consolidating moral values and promoting a culture of belonging and citizenship.

In the opening speech, the Minister of Culture, Dr. Lubana Mushawah, said that we celebrate today the 63rd anniversary of the establishment of this ministry. These years were full of  hard work and sincere efforts to show the nobility of our identity, the richness of its components, the harmony of its colors, the beauty of its harmony, and the disclosure of what the man of this land has given to all humanity, and the preservation of this great heritage.

The Minister reviewed the ancient Syrian archaeological heritage, which embraced dozens of civilizations and was distinguished by its diversity and uniqueness, and the archaeological exhibitions that the ministry prepared  outside Syria in China, Japan and the Sultanate of Oman, pointing out that despite what our country has been exposed to, it is still patient and steadfast, struggling to overcome the effects of a war it fought valiantly against the forces of darkness and terror.

The Minister of Tourism, Eng. Mohamed Martini, the Minister of Culture and Minister of Information, Dr. Boutros Hallaq, and a member of the central leadership of the Arab Socialist Baath Party, Dr. Mahdi Dakhlallah, honored the music educator Ilham Abu Saud, the writer Dr. Atef Boutros, the calligrapher artist Mohamed Al-Qadi, the film director Abdel Latif Abdel Hamid and the music researcher Mohamed Hanania and the writer Dr. Nadia Khost.

The opening ceremony included dancing by the Julnar Ensemble and an artistic performance of Al-Qudud Al-Halabi and Al-Muwashahat as a salute to the late great artist Sabah Fakhri, accompanied by the Syrian Symphony Orchestra led by Maestro Andre Maalouli.

The celebration of the Syrian Culture Days will continue its activities in Damascus and the governorates with a series of activities, including honoring the winners of the literary and artistic competitions of the Ministry of Culture, holding novel, musical and plastic arts forums in Damascus and its countryside, Daraa, Hama, Deir Ezzour, Homs, Latakia, and poetry festivals in Aleppo and Idleb.

K.Q.