DOHA: Qatar University (QU) students from 19 nationalities came together to celebrate the institution’s diversity of backgrounds and traditions in the 2015 annual Cultural Village.
The theme of this year’s event is ‘Bab Rozq.’
Organised by QU’s Student Activities Department, the four- day event is an annual festival showcasing cultural and folkloric displays, theater and dance performances, traditional costumes shows, exhibitions, art, poetry, food, singing and music.
It aims to bring students together to celebrate and share their culture, heritage and traditions. It is also an opportunity for students to demonstrate their volunteerism, teamwork, organisation, interpersonal relations, and problem-solving skills.
The festival was opened yesterday by Hamad Salem Mjeghir, Director of Youth Affairs at the Ministry of Youth and Sports accompanied by the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Bahrain to Qatar Waheed Mubarak Abdullah Sayyar and QU VP for Student Affairs Dr Omar Ansari, as well as QU leaders, staff, faculty, and members of the wider community.
The four-day event, which will be held in the Activities Buildings on the male and female campus, will feature booths representing Algeria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Chad, Egypt, India, Iraq, Japan, Jordan, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Somalia, Spain, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Yemen.
Commenting on the event, QU Head of Annual Events and Special Projects Section Salwa Zainal said:
“This highly-popular and inspirational event is a great chance to bridge the cultural gap between students who come from different countries around the globe. It also shows our students’ engagement and excellent organisational and teamwork skills to produce a display of culture, heritage and diversity of community, of which Qatar University is proud. We encourage all students to participate in this event and share their own culture and heritage with their colleagues, QU members and the wider Qatar community.”
The Peninsula
