HE Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad al-Thani, Chairperson of Qatar Museums, opened on Tuesday at the UN headquarters in New York the 'Hey Ya (Let's Go): Arab Women in Sport' photography exhibition, which is curated by two international photographers Brigitte and Marian Lacombe.
The exhibition, which aims to shed light on the impact of sport on the empowerment of Arab women, is organised on the occasion of the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace, which falls on April 6 every year to mark the launch of the first edition of the Olympic Games in 1896.
The exhibition features a number of the sisters Brigitte and Marianne Lacombe works, displaying more than 50 of Brigitte's pictures for a number of Arab female athletes who participated in the Olympic Games, including 31 Qataris.
It also includes short features, filmed by Marianne Lacombe, giving a glimpse into the history of female athletes from more than 20 Arab countries, as well as shedding light on some issues related to gender, culture and sports in the Arab world.
The exhibition has been very successful since it was first launched on July 25, 2012 in London, through Doha and a number of countries, including Germany last year, to UN headquarters.
The opening ceremony was attended by Secretary General of the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy Hassan al-Thawadi, President of the UN General Assembly Miroslav Lajcak, and a number of member-states' permanent ambassadors to the UN, as well as a number of prominent personalities in the sports sector, UN Goodwill Ambassadors, academics, media professionals and representatives of civil society.
The exhibition features a number of the sisters Brigitte and Marianne Lacombe works, displaying more than 50 of Brigitte's pictures for a number of Arab female athletes who participated in the Olympic Games, including 31 Qataris.
It also includes short features, filmed by Marianne Lacombe, giving a glimpse into the history of female athletes from more than 20 Arab countries, as well as shedding light on some issues related to gender, culture and sports in the Arab world.
The exhibition has been very successful since it was first launched on July 25, 2012 in London, through Doha and a number of countries, including Germany last year, to UN headquarters.
The opening ceremony was attended by Secretary General of the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy Hassan al-Thawadi, President of the UN General Assembly Miroslav Lajcak, and a number of member-states' permanent ambassadors to the UN, as well as a number of prominent personalities in the sports sector, UN Goodwill Ambassadors, academics, media professionals and representatives of civil society.
