"Arab Cultural House" concludes the "Jordanian Cultural Days" in its third season
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The Arab Cultural House Forum concluded the activities of the "Jordanian Cultural Days – Third Season," held under the title "The Jordanian Narrative," with a literary evening that combined poetry and prose, celebrating Jordan as a homeland, identity, and history, with the participation of a selection of writers and poets who evoked in their texts the features of the Jordanian personality and the depth of national belonging.
The evening witnessed the participation of poet Khaled Al-Qaisi, representing the Jerash Salon for Culture and Heritage, and writer Jarwan Al-Maani, representing the Mahmoud Abu Awad Cultural Foundation, alongside poet Adel Al-Khatib, who moderated the evening and participated in presenting its segments, amidst an atmosphere that celebrated the literary word as a space for expressing love for the homeland and pride in its civilizational and humanitarian achievements.
Al-Khatib opened the meeting with a speech in which he praised the role played by the Jordanian Ministry of Culture in supporting cultural activities and initiatives, and enhancing the presence of literature and arts in society, pointing to the importance of providing spaces that allow creators to present their experiences and convey their voices to the public.
He also valued the efforts of the Arab Cultural House Forum, represented by its president, Saleh Al-Jaafra, and its vice-president, writer Mirna Hatqaweh, in organizing cultural events and continuing to work on consolidating the forum's position as a platform that brings together writers and poets, and provides an environment that fosters dialogue, creativity, and cultural interaction.
Literary contributions during the evening varied between national poetry and prose texts, as Al-Khatib presented a poem in which he expressed Jordan's place in the conscience, evoking meanings of loyalty and belonging, and highlighting the deep relationship that binds a person to their land and homeland.
For his part, writer Jarwan Al-Maani presented a collection of prose texts that sang of Jordan's beauty and the diversity of its features, and addressed the authenticity and kindness of its people, based on literary images that evoked the beauty of the place and the richness of the cultural and humanitarian heritage, and what the homeland represents as a firm value in memory and conscience.
In turn, poet Khaled Al-Qaisi recited a number of national poems that carried themes of pride in Jordan and loyalty to its soil, and addressed the values of dignity, identity, and belonging, confirming the presence of poetry in expressing the conscience of society, documenting its relationship with its homeland, and promoting national values through the sincere word and the influential poetic image.
The presented texts reflected the diversity of literary experiences and the multiplicity of modes of expression, in a meeting that brought together poetry and prose within a cultural vision that made Jordan a focus for creativity and reflection, and literature a means to highlight national identity and enhance the connection to place, history, and people.
The director of "Jordanian Cultural Days" and general coordinator of its activities, Vice President of the Arab Cultural House Forum, writer Mirna Hatqaweh, affirmed that the forum will remain a home for all Jordanians, and a supportive incubator for literature and culture in their various fields, based on its belief in the importance of joint cultural work in enhancing communication between creators and consolidating national and humanitarian values.
Hatqaweh added that "Jordanian Cultural Days" will remain a space that brings people together in love and goodness, and a platform that reflects Jordan's authenticity and the richness of its cultural identity, through the opportunities it provides for intellectual and creative exchange, and the literary and artistic models it presents that embody the diversity and historical depth of the Jordanian cultural scene.
Hatqaweh evoked the saying of Gibran Khalil Gibran: "Every ending carries within it the seed of a beginning," in reference to continuing cultural work and building on what was achieved during the third season, emphasizing the importance of continuing initiatives that bring creators together and open new horizons for expression and literary production for them.
She also expressed her appreciation to the Ministry of Culture, headed by Minister of Culture Mustafa Al-Rawashdeh, valuing the ministry's continuous support for cultural activities and national initiatives that contribute to stimulating cultural movement and expanding its scope in the various governorates of the Kingdom.
At the conclusion of the evening, the forum's president, Saleh Al-Jaafra, and its vice-president, writer Mirna Hatqaweh, honored the participants and presented them with certificates of thanks and appreciation, in recognition of their literary contributions and their participation in the success of the event and enriching the Jordanian cultural scene.
The conclusion of the third season of "Jordanian Cultural Days" comes as an affirmation of the Arab Cultural House Forum's mission to support the literary movement, preserve national memory, and highlight the components of the Jordanian narrative, with all the history, values, and human experiences it carries, in addition to enhancing the presence of culture in public life, and providing effective platforms where creative energies meet and contribute to building a more vibrant and diverse national cultural scene.
