Katara continues to present cultures of world to visitors

The Cultural Village Foundation, Katara, continues its various cultural and artistic activities amidst a large audience of different nationalities including guests of the World Cup, citizens and residents. On Friday, the Tunisian Cultural Days activities in the yard of Building 39 witnessed a great reception for Tunisian adventurer Khalil Dridi, who reached Qatar from Tunisia on foot in celebration of Qatar's hosting of this World Cup for the first time in the history of the Arab region.
His journey took nearly two months during which he faced many difficulties which he was able to successfully overcome and reach Qatar safely.
The ceremony was attended by a large number of people of the Tunisian community besides visitors of various nationalities who expressed their happiness at meeting Dridi.
The head of the Tunisian Community Council Abdelbaset Hilali praised the efforts made by Dridi to add a beautiful Tunisian touch to the prevailing festive atmosphere of the World Cup 2022 and affirm the co-operation and friendship between Qatar and Tunisia. He said: “We did not find anything better than the Katara Cultural Village to welcome Khalil Dridi, not only because of the presence of a corner for Tunisian activities but also because of the symbolism of the Katara Cultural Village as a place where everyone meets.”
He added that the Tunisian Cultural Days event was in co-operation between the Tunisian City of Culture, the Tunisian Community Council, and Katara.
It aims to introduce Tunisian culture and heritage in addition to the fact that we seek through it to support local efforts in supporting the tourism movement and presenting various activities that attract different audiences.
He also praised the co-operation of those in charge of Katara, and the facilities that the Tunisian organisers found that had a great impact on the beautiful picture of the diverse content that was presented, whether in relation to the various traditional products, foods, or musical performances that harmonised with the attendees and enabled them to learn about Tunisian musical folklore. He pointed out that the Tunisian Cultural Days activities will continue in the cultural neighbourhood of Katara until Dec 18 on a daily basis with a rich artistic programme in addition to the various pavilions that display different products of crafts and traditional artifacts in clothing, jewelry, leather and various famous Tunisian dishes.
Meanwhile, the pavilion ‘My Identity Centre for the Preservation of Islamic Identity’ is witnessing a great turnout by visitors near the Katara Blue Mosque.
Mohamed al-Dakhil, one of the volunteers in the Ambassador campaign, said that the target of this campaign is Muslims of all nationalities, whether Arab or non-Arab. Representation, in his behaviour, dealings, dress, and his love for good, so that the whole world knows that Islam is a religion of love and tolerance that does not know extremism or violence.
Al-Dakhil explained that the call to action and action is stronger and more powerful in the soul, and helps to memorise and understand, and calls for emulation and sympathy, so we focus on the Muslim admonishing people by his deed, the most striking of those who glorify them with his tongue. ‘My Identity Centre for the Preservation of Islamic Identity’ is a private, independent institution licensed by the Ministry of Endowments (Awqaf) and Islamic Affairs to carry out campaigns aimed at spreading Islamic identity and educating society about high Islamic values.
My Identity Foundation was launched to preserve the Islamic identity due to the prevalence of manifestations of weakness in the nation’s adherence to its identity and with the aim of rooting identity through an independent, non-profit media and awareness project to preserve the Qatari identity represented in the Islamic approach.
The Foundation established a package of programmes, campaigns and events to enhance the Islamic identity.
On a related level, the Palestinian Dabkeh Festival attracted a wide audience of Palestinian folklore lovers on Friday, held at the amphitheatre square, Building 39, under the auspices of the Palestinian embassy in Doha and the Palestinian School in Qatar. It is planned to hold a similar festival next Friday, Dec 16.
Sunday will see the opening of the "Shamsi" exhibition, in co-operation with the embassy of El Salvador, in Hall 1. In addition to the opening of the "Sudanese Barnada" exhibition, Hall 2 in each of Building 47.