Executive Committee for SICC 04 Celebrations Unveils Details of Sharjah Ramadan

The Executive Committee for the Sharjah Islamic Culture Capital 2014 (SICC 2014) Celebrations has revealed that Sharjah Ramadan festival will be held this Ramadan in Expo Centre Sharjah. The festival, which this year coincides with the celebrations of Sharjah Islamic Culture Capital, will last for 30 days and include numerous Islamic cultural activities and programmes.

It will see the participation of 20 countries from around the world and will host 50 international figures. Additionally, it will comprise nine large pavilions, 30 art exhibitions, and five theatrical performances, together with more than 65 lectures, seminars, panel discussions and over 30 art workshops.

HE Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed Al Qasimi, Chairman of the Executive Committee for the SICC 2014 Celebrations, said that Sharjah Ramadan is an Islamic cultural celebration that mirrors Sharjah's interest in thought, art, media and heritage. It seeks to provide its visitors with Islamic cultural information in an interesting way and offer them the chance to meet scientists, intellectuals and artists and benefit from their experiences, added HE.

He emphasised the significance of holding all Islamic and cultural events under one roof, which will make it easier for visitors to communicate and take part in all activities, pointing out that Islamic culture, which includes Islamic thought, art, heritage and social life, is one indivisible whole.

HE Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed Al Qasimi indicated that the spirituality of the holy month of Ramadan required that a large-scale programme be developed in celebration of Sharjah's crowning as the capital of Islamic culture, reflecting the culture of Islam through read, heard and viewed materials.

He lauded the efforts made by coordinators, participants and government entities to organise the Sharjah Ramadan festival in implementation of the vision of HH Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, UAE Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, to place the emirate on the global map of Islamic culture.

Sharjah Ramadan will cover the cultural, artistic, theatrical and social aspects of Islamic culture. It will, for the first time in the emirate, include an Islamic book fair, as well as a collection of Mamluk Qur'an manuscripts and rare Islamic artworks. Its Majalis will host imminent scientists and artists as speakers.

The festival will also include a pavilion for Sharjah TV and another for Islamic lectures, in addition to the Ramadan Majlis, Art Bazaar, Spice Route Markets, Arab and Islamic Heritage Village and Islamic Heritage Theatre.

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