Mohammed Abdul Samee (Sharjah)
Intellectuals and writers stressed the importance of the cultural and creative aspects of Expo 2020 Dubai, which the Emirate of Dubai deserved to win in organizing and hosting, to be an Arab and global event with distinction, in addition to the many benefits, investments and opportunities it provides to the region as a whole, which also includes important values in ideas The civilizational and cultural diversity of the participating countries worldwide.
Writers and intellectuals, in their interview with Al-Ittihad, believed that the intellectual and the creative, in literature, art, thought and all fields of knowledge, should work to inspire the exhibition and promote its vocabulary, in order to establish a fertile environment for human cooperation, especially since the UAE is the first country in the Middle East, Africa and South region. Asia, which is organized and embraced.
Intellectuals and writers praised the vision of Dubai and His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, “may God protect him”, in directing the huge equipment accompanying the hosting of a global event of the size of “Expo”, and expressed their interest in seeing the exhibition, through its smart and emotional slogan. Which carries aspects of authenticity and modernity and establishes a conviction among generations of the nobility and heritage of the Emirates as a meeting place for many civilizations.
Writer Fatima Al-Maamari proceeded from the fact that Expo 2020, as an important international event, places a responsibility on the intellectual to keep pace with this great event in the Emirates. Illuminated on the land of the Emirates.
cultural diversity
The writer Muhammad bin Jerash believed that the intellectual is able to highlight more than one idea through this exhibition, in one aspect of it is a reflection of our communication with the other at the local, Arab and global levels, and it also confirms the state’s ability to overcome the Corona pandemic, with the awareness of the people and the culture of society, Therefore, diversity is a topic that is achieved through the “Expo”, inviting intellectuals and writers to visit the exhibition and be inspired by its creative and cultural aspects.
balanced approach
The critic and writer, Dr. Maryam Al-Hashemi, about what is included in the Expo 2020 exhibition, from the idea of connecting minds and creating the future, under the umbrella of values, which is an important cultural issue in the creative cultural process. Al-Hashemi considered that the exhibition represents an intellectual, scientific, cultural and humanitarian festival, and expresses a true expression of our relationship with the other and dealing with it. It also carries with it two themes: modernity and originality, and therefore it is unique in the region as a civilized model that reconciles the heritage and the intellectual newcomer in a civilized manner.
Al-Hashemi said that the exhibition, with its cultural value, has a deep philosophy among intellectuals, in that it assures us that man is an influential social being, who needs participation within a world based on the human meeting of people and groups, which is confirmed by the idea of exhibitions as human cohesion and creative manifestations of our human values over the course of eras, and as a valuable opportunity for our national heritage to converge with the heritage of the “other”, explaining that the UAE’s winning of hosting and organizing the exhibition was based on its cultural and tourist heritage, according to the state’s vision of combining originality and modernity, and strengthening communication and human relations in light of the transformations the world is witnessing Social, cultural, intellectual and technical development, adding that the Expo is a historical gain for the civilization of the Arab region, and an affirmation of the role of the UAE and its political, social, economic, human and civil history, and its balanced approach that initiates opportunities for convergence by opening the door of thought and mutual visions towards serving societies and people at the regional, Arab and global levels.
Civilizations meet
Writer Fatima Al Mazrouei considered that the exhibition is an exceptional and important event, bringing together the cultures of the world in one geographical area, in which participants learn about the history and culture of the UAE and the efforts of the late founder Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, may he rest in peace, and the achievements made at the cultural, historical and economic levels, and on level of the Arab region.
She also stressed the importance of the UAE in the convergence of civilizations, and highlighting its remarkable and pioneering contributions to the issues of development and culture. In front of all this, it was necessary for the intellectual to keep pace with these ideas by promoting and drawing inspiration from them, to transfer successful experiences and valuing the accompanying initiatives, with the creations of story, poetry, theater and novel And the article in what carries and expresses the patriotic spirit, in partnership with the cultural and media institutions that support the exhibition’s content and cultural idea.
Authenticity and antiquity
Poet Nayla Al Ahbabi saw that the “Expo 2020” slogan has a historical heritage for the UAE, and a symbol of a global event with deep historical roots, praising the selection of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, “may God protect him”, for the value of authentic heritage. Included in the logo, which reflects his intellectual awareness and his insightful and wise vision, in a golden circle that establishes distinction, cohesion and interdependence, in what the reader of this logo and the observer senses, as a national and human presence in the spirit of thought, progress and creative partnership, through the vision of the logo that invokes Iraq 4000 general.
Al-Ahbabi considered that this golden ring, which represents the slogan “Expo 2020”, is not just a slogan that defines a historical event and an achievement that opens the doors of history and paves the way for the orbits of the galaxy. Giving, social solidarity and praising each other’s efforts, with our support and encouragement for all, as one represents all and all is one, towards creating a wonderful start that renews what we hope for a future for us and for the whole world.
extraordinary event
For her part, the Bahraini literary and academic critic Dr. Rafiqa bin Rajab said that “Expo 2020” is a civilized project in which the essence of originality and the beauty of modern creativity was involved.
Bin Rajab said that the presence of such new and amazing worlds on the land of Dubai gives us exciting and positive connotations, where an exceptional event with its cultural feature, which was built and founded on a unique and refined slogan, is “Connecting Minds and Creating the Future.”
Bin Rajab expressed her pride in the values of creative dialogue that the slogan conveys across many fields and fields in which Dubai has attracted majestic statures, bright minds and amazing capabilities, as well as the effectiveness of the investors and economists sector so that all of them blend in in light of intellectual openness, community harmony and human communication.
She said that the exhibition is a milestone capable of enriching architecture and achieving cultural, technological and economic discussions with rational and realistic techniques to create a harmonious piece that remains in the memory and enters the heart of feelings and feelings.
knowledge exchange
Poet Hanadi Al-Jowder from Bahrain said that holding the “Expo 2020” exhibition in Dubai, with its advanced and ahead of its time achievements, is an addition to the series of achievements formulated by a smart vision for a unique global event, which, in addition to progress in the economic fields, increases opportunities for cultural exchange, in converging Different civilizations and cultures and the exchange of knowledge and science on a global level.
wise vision
The Lebanese poet Mohammed Wahba praised the opening ceremony of “Expo 2020 Dubai”, stressing that a genius vision was behind the details of the international exhibition that is held in the UAE, and brings together diverse cultures, congratulating the Arabs on this success in all its cultural, intellectual and creative dimensions. Wahba said that the UAE qualified to host this huge occasion because of its wise vision that is in the interest of the region as a whole.
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