The press conference held this Friday at the Arab Union of Cuba served to provide details of the celebration. Photo: GZF.
By: Gabriela Sarmiento
The Arab Culture Week in Cuba will be held from December 14 to 20 in the capital Havana. The event is sponsored by the Arab Union of Cuba (UAC), the House Museum of Arabs, and the private Qatari institution Green Zone Foundation (GZF).
The organizers, who offered details Friday afternoon, said the cultural week aims to revitalize and promote Arab cultural identity and heritage.
This is the first time that Cuba dedicates an entire week to celebrate the Arab Culture Week. The organizing committee has prepared a varied program covering literature, dance and language.
Activities will begin on December 14 at the House Museum of Arabs, where a series of lectures will take place to explore the Arab cultural heritage in Cuba.
For his part, Darwish Ahmed Al-Sheibani, president of GZF’s Arabic language education project, will deliver a speech via videoconference from Qatar on Wednesday, December 18, coinciding with International Arabic Language Day.
GZF announced Friday that it will launch an online Arabic language course next January through its app, AlifBee.
The institution has allocated 1,000 scholarships per partner country, including Colombia, Honduras, Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, Panama, and others.
Arab Culture Week is the perfect opportunity to celebrate the love for Arab culture and identity.