Vídeo: A cena literária do Catar prospera, com bibliotecas modernas e caligrafia árabe

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the spread of Islam from China to andalus each area add from each culture so we find the Arabic calligraphy in Ceramics coins uh we find in mosqu we find in exes hello welcome to Cutter 365 with me adel halem on this episode we’re immersing ourselves into the world of books and literature we’ll explore how reading can fuel creativity and how the written word can be an art form that lasts centuries but first lla humara went across Doha to find out organizations are thinking outside the box to get children interested in Books meet ramley he’s a familiar face at the children’s section of the Qatar National Library and today is his special day ramley has been officially inaugurated as is a ql mascot and the kids are thrilled inspired by the Arabian Desert Fox the library hopes to instill the same sense of inquisitiveness and adventurous nature as the animal to children all around qar ramley the mascot is among many initiatives put together to encourage children to read more and spend more time in libraries one way to do that is through storytelling sessions which Ibrahim frequently leads from the local library to an international book fair where every year the sprawling 29,000 square meter Doha exhibition and convention center is packed with activities celebrating books and reading the 33rd edition of the Doha International book fair has attracted more than 500 Publishers from over 40 countries where the focus goes Beyond Just Books through musical performances calligraphy live storytelling and interactive booths for people of all ages organizers are hoping to inspire visitors to make knowledge and creativity a central chapter of their lives a traditional dance troop from Oman takes to the stage for a special performance as this year’s guest of honor country they get to put on a show for visitors and give them a taste of Omani hospitality the Japanese Embassy has also drawn quite a crowd they’ve come for a lesson on origami and a demonstration of Japanese calligraphy but some have stayed to flip through a few books about the culture we have also a number of different kinds of books ranging from Japanese language text books for for those who want to learn Japanese and also uh some books about uh tourism in Japan kazuto says the crowd gets bigger every year not just at Japan’s Booth an indication that interest in literature no matter where they’re from transcends borders and cultures as literature and education go hand inand lean Design Studios has a permanent exhibition celebrating the life of Cutter’s pioneering educator Amna mmud Al Jaa honor the past to celebrate the future Cut’s educational Vision page tribute to the founder and first principal of Cutter’s inaugural girl school I sat down with cther Museum’s shakarim Alani to find out how archival material dating back to 1938 is being used to highlight the school’s impact on multiple generations of cut three women shim how does this exhibition celebrate the legacy of Amna mmud Al Jaa well it really is a homage to her and to what she has done uh for the education system but also for women education she is someone who was fighting for women’s education and talk talk to the families of the different uh girls to see if how can she bring them first into the katab system and actually have it in her house as a safe space and that fight literally meant going door to door to convince amilies to send their their daughters to school how was that received at the time at the time uh you could see even from our newspapers and we have some of those on display here in what used to be her office definitely there was some backlash definitely it was a hard like uphill battle for her to go through but it was very um fruitful and you see also um pictures that we have here documented from the time actually on the same exact uh Courtyard that you see outside of of the girls sitting down around her and it’s one of the only images that we have actually of her and she’s teaching them Quran and behind us actually is her Quran her personal Quran that she would be teaching people and it’s handwritten and it’s in impeccable shape we’re sitting in what used to be the principal’s office and there’s archive material that dates back to 1938 what are some of the things that visitors can expect when they come here so when you come to this exhibition the intention was to actually first document their histories in are not always very uh written down we’re collecting people more than documenting people and this was a great example of this us having to go back in the timeline to verify information um objects where did they come from all the stories behind them they’ve even have um on one of these walls there’s a map of Qatar at that time there wasn’t a geography uh book so the teachers here did that themselves they actually created the map of Qatar with all its geography um and we’re teaching it to the students so these are some of the things you can see here why was it important to make this a permanent Exhibition at lean this exhibition is actually a partnership with a class that I teach at VCU where um since I am someone who’s been in exhibition design for a very long time and I’ve been working with the museums uh it’s something that I have seen with students and people coming in just out of University especially for design where they’re seeing their conceptual work but how do you actually create it within the physical world so I started this class with VCU with this intention and for you personally what does omn this legacy mean well I do believe like if she hadn’t had that fight to actually um have girls have a spa safe space for girls to go into education we wouldn’t be here the art of Arabic calligraphy is at the heart of Cut’s thriving literary scene the ancient writing style is a prized tradition and a key part of the cultural heritage of the region Yanna who’s visited the Museum of Islamic Art to put her a pen to paper and learn more about the centuries old practice the combination of the Greek words Kalos and grapo calligraphy literally means beautiful writing the art form traces back thousands of years but is still taught in classrooms like this one where budding artists are escaping the Summer sun to get crafty with letters and words in calligraphy you need three basic materials paper pen and ink but as I’m finding out at this creative calligraphy Workshop hosted by the Museum of Islamic Art the Simplicity of the toolkit is deceiving because painting with words is anything but simple push straight no no no push push don’t come like this push like this but don’t you Arabic calligraphy it depends on rules first how to hold the pen in the correct angle so you need a teacher to learn how to to hold the correct angle and then you can practice in the correct way the museum hosts workshops for calligraphy enthusiasts of all ages from seasoned artists to first timers they are all inspired by the Arabic calligraphy on display in the museum Workshop host Hussein has more patience than most he has been perfecting the art of writing for decades to master not one but many of the different styles that have evolved over the centuries we have five classic scripts we have K have have half we have diani each scripts need a time it need a long time to to be perfect in it the spread of Islam from China to andalus each area add from each culture so we find the Arabic calligraphy in Ceramics coins uh we find in mosques we find in textiles decorative handwriting is used as a visual expression of faith in many religions with verses from holy scripts adorning places of worship around the world here at qatar’s minan mosque verses from the Quran are a distinctive feature in a design by Iraqi architect and calligrapher Taha aliti the artist T chose one of the suras in the Holy Quran it’s called H and this specific Surah that he chose talks about the morals and values that we as a human should have respect honesty do not talk about others behind their back do not spy be respectful trustworthy and he surrounded the whole building with it cig Graces the Mina mosque outside and in with a traditional handwriting seamlessly blending with contemporary architectural design he was so creative in building this uh building the minan building and specifically the minan mosque because he chose to use his creativity blending the modern perspective and the beauty of Arabic calligraphy equally striking is the penmanship on MOS 27 on qatar’s Ken Island the traditional verses are another prime example of qatar’s efforts to mix old and new captivating worshippers and non worshippers alike from International Book Fairs to ancient calligraphy that stood the test of time and a look back at the first ever girl school in cther we hope you enjoyed this episode but that’s all the time we have for now for more check out euronews.com and connect with us through our hashtag thanks for watching and we’ll see you next time on cther 365