Morocco is the guest of honor at the 18th edition of the Al Burda Prize, celebrating the Kingdom’s remarkable contributions to Islamic culture and arts.
During a ceremony organized Tuesday evening at the Louvre Abu Dhabi Museum, in the presence of Moroccan officials from the Ministry of Youth, Culture and Communication, eminent personalities from the world of arts, culture and diplomacy , the focus was on the life of Prophet Sidna Mohammed through the concept of light (An-Nur).
The designation of Morocco as guest of honor was an opportunity to illustrate the growth of Islamic arts in the Kingdom, where Andalusian, Arab and Amazigh influences blend to form a unique fabric of its kind.
This event, enhanced by the presence of the Emirati Minister of Culture, Sheikh Salem bin Khalid Al Qassimi, and the Moroccan Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, Ahmed Tazi, was marked by the presentation of the Al Burda Prize in its different categories (poetry, calligraphy, etc.).
Thus, the School of Arts and Crafts of Tetouan received an honorary distinction in recognition of its exemplary role in the preservation of authentic Islamic arts, embodying the cultural heritage shared between Morocco and Andalusia, while the Moroccan poet Yassine Hazkar won the Classical Poetry Prize.
Speaking on this occasion, Mr. Al Qassimi greeted Morocco, guest of honor of this edition, in recognition of its exceptional contributions to Islamic arts and culture, noting that the Kingdom, through its rich ancestral heritage, aims to be a model of creativity and a source of inspiration for future generations.
He also indicated that the Moroccan exhibition organized as part of this event offers a unique window on the diversity of Islamic arts in Morocco, adding that the prestigious Al Burda Cultural Prize, created in 2004, has become a beacon guiding generations and a global platform highlighting the values of Islam and the greatness of Islamic arts, which serve as a universal language to bring people together and strengthen dialogue.
For his part, Mr. Tazi underlined in a speech read on behalf of the Minister of Youth, Culture and Communication, Mohamed Mehdi Bensaid, that the choice of Morocco as guest of honor testifies to the mutual esteem between the two brother peoples and the solidity of the cooperation uniting the two countries.
This dynamic is today perpetuated and reinforced, in its various human, cultural and development dimensions, by His Majesty King Mohammed VI and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, he noted.
MAP December 18, 2024
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