Abdelrahman Al Sayyed (right), Deputy General Manager of Katara, and Munir Ghannam, Ambassador of Palestine to Qatar, at a press conference to announce the Palestine Cultural Festival in Katara.
Doha: The Cultural Village Foundation – Katara has announced it will host the Palestine Cultural Festival under the theme “Palestine in Qatar” from April 4 to 13 at Katara premises.
The announcement was made during a press conference attended by Abdelrahman Al Sayyed, Deputy General Manager of Katara; Munir Ghannam, Ambassador of Palestine to Qatar, Manar Al Muraikhi, Director of Public Relations at Ooredoo; Marco Saxer, General Manager of Warwick Doha hotel and Ammar Anabtawi, CEO of FinalVision Company.
In his speech, Al Sayyed said that hosting this important cultural event reflects Katara’s commitment towards the brotherly Palestinian people and raising awareness on their culture and heritage. “This festival comes in pursuit of the many efforts by Katara to host different Palestinian cultural events successfully in the past years,” he explained.
Ambassador Ghannam praised Qatar’s support to the Palestinian people in many ways and in different fields and Katara’s big contribution in showcasing Palestinian heritage to people and preserving it through raising awareness and dedicating an annual festival for this cause.
Al Muraikhi said that they are sponsoring the festival which they see as an important event that revives the Palestinian culture in the minds of people, and Katara is a good venue that provides an environment to showcase the cause and culture of beloved Palestine, stressing that this is an essential strategy of Ooredoo and part of its corporate social responsibility.
