The Ministry of Culture (MoC) has announced the launch of a major cultural and intellectual event in Doha, 'Seminar Series,' from Thursday (March 17) for a fortnight.
The initiative in partnership with Qatar University and the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies (ACRPS) aims to spread the culture of diversity and giving opportunities for thinkers, intellectuals and graduates to enhance the intellectual environment.
HE the Minister of Culture Sheikh Abdulrahman bin Hamad al-Thani affirmed that the Seminar Series works to achieve the ministry's vision by giving culture its essential role in protecting the identity of society, ensuring its progress, and promoting dialogue between thinkers and generations of intellectuals.
During a meeting with the editors-in-chief of local newspapers, HE the minister noted that the vision of MoC is based on supporting creativity, strengthening partnerships with active institutions in society for a comprehensive approach to societal issues, giving culture its essential role in protecting the identity of society and ensuring its progress, and establishing an intellectual environment that supports creativity and enhances the dialogue between thinkers and generations of intellectuals - serving the renaissance of society. The seminar series aims to achieve these collective aspirations and enrich the cultural scene.
HE Sheikh Abdulrahman said the diversity of ideas and activities during this event reflect the importance of culture in all aspects and for all segments, pointing out that the ministry is working on holding various events throughout the year.
HE the Minister of Culture highlighted the great role played by the administrations of Qatar University (QU), the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies (ACRPS), and private companies in enhancing the role of culture in society.
Through the initiative, the MoC seeks to establish an intellectual environment that enhances the role of culture and intellectuals in community service, highlighting interlocutors and speakers in a number of fields, and supporting cultural and intellectual activities, as well as building bridges of communication between generations of intellectuals.
The series will launch eight events, in which the Ministry was keen to include intellectual issues relating to heritage, present and the identity of society, and some of the events will be held at QU, while others will be held in ACRPS at
Doha Institute for Graduate Studies (DI) with the participation of more than 30 university researchers, university professors, a number of specialists and media professionals.
The series will open with a seminar in a debate format on the nature of identities, as well as culture and the numerous identities in the Gulf at the DI on March 17.
On March 20, a seminar on the relationship between local dialects and standard Arabic will be held at QU, to discuss the integration and association of local dialects with the Arabic language, as well as a seminar that will address the status of the Arabic language in depth - in terms of its reduced usage in the Arab society, which will also be held at QU on March 21, with the participation of expert professors to present working papers and discuss various topics.
On March 23 is a seminar on the topic of moderation in Islam between idealism and reality at QU with the participation of professors and specialised researchers.
On March 24 is a seminar on the contrast between the east and west, as well as the concept of universality at ACRPS, in which a historical account of the extent of the relationship between Arabs and the West will be presented.
On March 28, a seminar on the extent of differences and levels of songs and poetry will be held QU, with the aim of reaching the points of convergence and commonalities between the poem and the song, and what the paradoxes are, in addition to the decline in the levels of each.
On March 29, the ministry will be organising a seminar on Qatari cultural elites and their role in enriching the cultural scene at QU, with the participation of elites from the community, including writers, media professionals, and thinkers who provide a platform for convergence of ideas, recommendations, and constructive visions that ensure the formation of a meaningful relationship and partnership to serve culture in general.
At the conclusion of the events - on March 31, the ministry will organise a Social Media Forum, which will host a number of Qatari influencers, who will enter into direct communication with the public, with the aim of exchanging ideas, and discussing how to create awareness and positive influence in an era where social networking sites are witnessing great popularity for news and opinions, and contribute to the dissemination of information and trends, making the ministry's role in providing a platform as a forum for influencers, to be ambassadors of positive impact.
Through these seminars, MoC seeks to achieve a set of goals, including increasing rapprochement with the public and institutions to discuss issues that concern them and opening new horizons for creativity to bring creatives to the world through lively discussions that complement their ideas in various cultural fields, focusing on activities that touch on core community issues, securing enriching discussions and participations between all parties, in addition to building partnerships with community actors, supporting cultural and intellectual activities and events, holding events to present opinions and ideas that contribute to community service and enriching the cultural scene, and seeking to build bridges of communication with future leaders and society's elites of thinkers, intellectuals and university professors. (QNA)
The Seminar Season programme is as follows:
March 17 at 11am - Human or local identities? Culture and plural identities in the Gulf - ACRPS at Doha Institute for Graduate Studies (DI) - entry for 100 people.
March 20 at 11am - Are local dialects complementary to Standard Arabic? - ACRPS at DI - entry for 100 people.
March 21 at 11am - Has the status of the Arabic language declined in our societies? - Amphitheater of the College of Law - Qatar University - entry for 100 people.
March 23 at 11am - Intermediary in Islam between idealism and reality - ACRPS at DI - entry for 100 people.
March 24 at 12noon - We and the West, Arab Centralism and the concept of universality, the Western complex between truth and illusion - ACRPS at DI - entry for 65 people.
March 28 at 12noon - Poetry and songs, how different and why did the levels drop - Amphitheater of the College of Law - QU - entry for 65 people.
March 29 - Qatari cultural elites’ seminar - The hoped-for role to enrich the cultural scene - QU Research Complex - entry for 100 people.
March 31 at 6pm - Qatar Social Networking Forum / Social Networking Session - QU Research Complex - entry for 100 people.
The initiative in partnership with Qatar University and the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies (ACRPS) aims to spread the culture of diversity and giving opportunities for thinkers, intellectuals and graduates to enhance the intellectual environment.
HE the Minister of Culture Sheikh Abdulrahman bin Hamad al-Thani affirmed that the Seminar Series works to achieve the ministry's vision by giving culture its essential role in protecting the identity of society, ensuring its progress, and promoting dialogue between thinkers and generations of intellectuals.
During a meeting with the editors-in-chief of local newspapers, HE the minister noted that the vision of MoC is based on supporting creativity, strengthening partnerships with active institutions in society for a comprehensive approach to societal issues, giving culture its essential role in protecting the identity of society and ensuring its progress, and establishing an intellectual environment that supports creativity and enhances the dialogue between thinkers and generations of intellectuals - serving the renaissance of society. The seminar series aims to achieve these collective aspirations and enrich the cultural scene.
HE Sheikh Abdulrahman said the diversity of ideas and activities during this event reflect the importance of culture in all aspects and for all segments, pointing out that the ministry is working on holding various events throughout the year.
HE the Minister of Culture highlighted the great role played by the administrations of Qatar University (QU), the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies (ACRPS), and private companies in enhancing the role of culture in society.
Through the initiative, the MoC seeks to establish an intellectual environment that enhances the role of culture and intellectuals in community service, highlighting interlocutors and speakers in a number of fields, and supporting cultural and intellectual activities, as well as building bridges of communication between generations of intellectuals.
The series will launch eight events, in which the Ministry was keen to include intellectual issues relating to heritage, present and the identity of society, and some of the events will be held at QU, while others will be held in ACRPS at
Doha Institute for Graduate Studies (DI) with the participation of more than 30 university researchers, university professors, a number of specialists and media professionals.
The series will open with a seminar in a debate format on the nature of identities, as well as culture and the numerous identities in the Gulf at the DI on March 17.
On March 20, a seminar on the relationship between local dialects and standard Arabic will be held at QU, to discuss the integration and association of local dialects with the Arabic language, as well as a seminar that will address the status of the Arabic language in depth - in terms of its reduced usage in the Arab society, which will also be held at QU on March 21, with the participation of expert professors to present working papers and discuss various topics.
On March 23 is a seminar on the topic of moderation in Islam between idealism and reality at QU with the participation of professors and specialised researchers.
On March 24 is a seminar on the contrast between the east and west, as well as the concept of universality at ACRPS, in which a historical account of the extent of the relationship between Arabs and the West will be presented.
On March 28, a seminar on the extent of differences and levels of songs and poetry will be held QU, with the aim of reaching the points of convergence and commonalities between the poem and the song, and what the paradoxes are, in addition to the decline in the levels of each.
On March 29, the ministry will be organising a seminar on Qatari cultural elites and their role in enriching the cultural scene at QU, with the participation of elites from the community, including writers, media professionals, and thinkers who provide a platform for convergence of ideas, recommendations, and constructive visions that ensure the formation of a meaningful relationship and partnership to serve culture in general.
At the conclusion of the events - on March 31, the ministry will organise a Social Media Forum, which will host a number of Qatari influencers, who will enter into direct communication with the public, with the aim of exchanging ideas, and discussing how to create awareness and positive influence in an era where social networking sites are witnessing great popularity for news and opinions, and contribute to the dissemination of information and trends, making the ministry's role in providing a platform as a forum for influencers, to be ambassadors of positive impact.
Through these seminars, MoC seeks to achieve a set of goals, including increasing rapprochement with the public and institutions to discuss issues that concern them and opening new horizons for creativity to bring creatives to the world through lively discussions that complement their ideas in various cultural fields, focusing on activities that touch on core community issues, securing enriching discussions and participations between all parties, in addition to building partnerships with community actors, supporting cultural and intellectual activities and events, holding events to present opinions and ideas that contribute to community service and enriching the cultural scene, and seeking to build bridges of communication with future leaders and society's elites of thinkers, intellectuals and university professors. (QNA)
The Seminar Season programme is as follows:
March 17 at 11am - Human or local identities? Culture and plural identities in the Gulf - ACRPS at Doha Institute for Graduate Studies (DI) - entry for 100 people.
March 20 at 11am - Are local dialects complementary to Standard Arabic? - ACRPS at DI - entry for 100 people.
March 21 at 11am - Has the status of the Arabic language declined in our societies? - Amphitheater of the College of Law - Qatar University - entry for 100 people.
March 23 at 11am - Intermediary in Islam between idealism and reality - ACRPS at DI - entry for 100 people.
March 24 at 12noon - We and the West, Arab Centralism and the concept of universality, the Western complex between truth and illusion - ACRPS at DI - entry for 65 people.
March 28 at 12noon - Poetry and songs, how different and why did the levels drop - Amphitheater of the College of Law - QU - entry for 65 people.
March 29 - Qatari cultural elites’ seminar - The hoped-for role to enrich the cultural scene - QU Research Complex - entry for 100 people.
March 31 at 6pm - Qatar Social Networking Forum / Social Networking Session - QU Research Complex - entry for 100 people.
