His Highness received a commemorative gift from His Excellency Khalid Jassem Al Madfa, Chairman of the Commercial and Tourism Development Authority, on the occasion of his honoring the launch of this year’s events….reports Asian Lite News
Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah, His Highness Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Crown Prince and Deputy Ruler of Sharjah, celebrates Sharjah Lights Festival 2018, Organized by the Commerce and Tourism Development Authority for the eighth year in a row, in the external arena of Dr. Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qasimi’s administration in the university city.
After the opening ceremony, His Highness launched the festival at the university city level, where all its facilities from universities, colleges, police academy, and others were decorated with beautiful paintings that showed the beauty of the design creativity that characterizes the emirate.
His Highness received a commemorative gift from His Excellency Khalid Jassem Al Madfa, Chairman of the Commercial and Tourism Development Authority, on the occasion of his honoring the launch of this year’s events.
The presentations, which were witnessed by the large audience at the opening of the festival, were impressive and innovative. They produced beautiful light panels that used the latest technology to blend light and music, and expressed the Emirate’s identity by embodying the architecture of its architectural buildings to form exquisite works of art. The exhibition also varied between history, originality, And modernity, the introduction of the history of the ancient emirate, with rare paintings of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, on the occasion of “the year of Zayed.”
The festival, which is spread over the cities of the emirate, is an invitation to promote intercultural dialogue, especially as it hosts international artists from around the world. This year, 24 artists from 10 different countries will host the most beautiful displays under the direction of French director Matteo Felix.
In his speech, HE Khalid Jassim Al Madfaa, Chairman of Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Development Authority, expressed his thanks and appreciation to His Highness the Crown Prince and Deputy Ruler of Sharjah for honoring the launch ceremony, which comes within the framework of the programs and objectives of the Authority to highlight the emirate’s identity and shed light on its cultural, heritage and architectural heritage. .
He said that the emirate has managed over the past seven years to organize the festival on a world-wide level, and it is comparable to the festivals hosted by major international capitals for decades. He pointed out that last year’s festival attracted more than 700,000 people, People around the world.
He added that the Authority has worked over the past seven years to develop the festival and diversify its activities to achieve its objectives to be consistent and the place of Sharjah locally, regionally and globally. The festival seeks to highlight the cultural aspect of the UAE and the emirate of Sharjah in particular as a tourism and cultural destination. Cultural, heritage and architecture of Sharjah.
HE Khalid Jassim Al Madfaa stressed the keenness of the Authority to exert more efforts to present the new and distinguished year after year to achieve the objectives of Sharjah Tourism Vision 2021.
The Sharjah Lights Festival will run until February 17 and will be held in 18 locations inside and outside Sharjah. These include: Dr. Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qassimi Circle, University Campus Campus in Sharjah, City University Hall, Police Academy, Khalid Lake, Sheikh Rashid bin Ahmed Al Qassimi Mosque in Dibba Al Hasn, Planning and Survey Department in Khorfakkan, Khorfakkan Municipal Council, and the Municipal Council of Kalba City. , And the Resources Service And the municipality of Hamriya for the first time.
Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed Al Qassimi, Chairman of the Sharjah Media Council, Sheikh Khalid bin Issam Al Qassimi, Head of Sharjah Civil Aviation Department, Sheikh Faisal bin Saud Al Qasimi, Director of Sharjah International Airport Authority, Major General Saif Al Zri Al Shamsi General of Sharjah Police, HE Khalid Jassim Al Madfa, Chairman of the Commercial and Tourism Development Authority, HE Dr. Tarek Bin Khadem, Head of Human Resources Department, HE Ali Ibrahim Al Marri, Chairman of Dr. Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qassimi, And festival sponsors.