Babylon concludes the sixth festival of cultures and arts

Babylon concludes the sixth festival of cultures and arts


 Babylon / Mohammad Iqbal

The events of Babylon Festival of Cultures and Arts VI, diverse range of activities witnessed over eight days, while the supervisory committee pointed to the achievement of the festival, a great success, acclaim local and international destinations.
The events kicked off Babylon Festival of Cultures and the World Arts sixth Pencchth, under the slogan (Nasr Mosul Assyria in Babylon), on 20 March , the current international participation included various artistic and literary activities.
As noted Chairman of the Sixth International Festival of Babylon, Alfalh, that the current session, saw all its activities in the ancient city of Babylon, to coincide with the declaration of a campaign of Babylon world heritage.
He said Alfalh in a speech at the end of the activities of Babylon Festival, said that " the festival its current session, has achieved great success and a distinct presence, as well as being a pat illuminated sign in the Iraq Memory of the World, for his artistic and cultural sober events, restored to Babylon cast and Zhoha historical."
He added Alfalh, that "UNESCO promised Babylon Festival, a bridge to meet the world 's cultures and identity of the civilized world and its civilizations in Babylon , a certificate has not obtained any Arab festival or world through a letter to the Director - General of UNESCO Irina Bokova addressed the festival."
In turn, pointed out Dr. Saad Haddad, a member of the Supreme Committee of the Festival of Babylon Cultures and Global Arts VI, (range), that " the events of Babylon Festival of Cultures and Global Arts VI, concluded the first on Friday, which lasted for eight days, a range of technical activities, including folkloric and traditional music band and songs Basra Logger Iraqi national and then play (eight witnesses from my country) provided by the elite of the stars of the Iraqi theater, which talks about eight martyrs in defense of the soil of
Iraq. "
He explained Haddad, that " the festival presented during the eight of his days, morning and evening events on the ancient city of Babylon in the demobilized Babylonian and south in the historic city, which included poetry readings by poets of the Arabs and Iraqis, and in addition to the opening of the cafe Babylonian book fairs and sign books newly plastic arts exhibitions and photos and markets traditional issued , presented exhibits heritage ornaments and other other events. "
Loyalty Sawaf, in an interview (range), Babylon Festival of cultures and arts , which the curtain came down said, on Friday evening, on its activities of the most prominent Iraqi cultural festivals, what he provided from the activities of the activities of various attended by artists and writers of Arab and foreign and Iraqi Embellish the land of Babylon , creativity and excellence.
He noted poet and writer, that " the festival was held in the ancient city , which is seeking its people through the local government and civil society organizations, and the Ministry of Culture and the University of Babylon, to work to bring it back to the World Heritage List is a great and wonderful step added to the work that provide for the return of Babylon."


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