The Jordanian Cultural Scene through Arab Eyes: A Quarter Century of Creativity and Enlightenment
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The Royal Cultural Center hosted last evening the proceedings of the eighth session of the Arab Cultural Conference organized by the Jordan Cultural Forum Association, under the title «Narrative of the Jordanian Cultural Scene in the Era of His Majesty King Abdullah II, through the Eyes of Arab Writers and Intellectuals» Under the patronage of the Minister of Culture, Mustafa Al-Rawashdeh, and with the participation of a group of writers, intellectuals, and researchers from Jordan and a number of Arab countries.
The conference presents a collective reading of the Jordanian cultural scene through multiple Arab literary and intellectual testimonies and perspectives, seeking to document the cultural movement and creative achievements witnessed by the Kingdom over a quarter of a century, and to read the enlightenment stations and their role in shaping cultural awareness and identity.
The proceedings of the conference were opened by the Director General of the National Library Circle, Firas Al-Dara'beh, on behalf of the Minister of Culture, affirming that the conference represents a space for dialogue and exchange of views on the Jordanian cultural experience, and Al-Dara'beh said that culture represents the memory of the nation, the awareness of society, and a civilizational record that documents the journey of homelands and preserves their creative achievements, stressing the importance of initiatives that contribute to enhancing Jordan's cultural presence in the Arab world and opening up horizons of communication between intellectuals and writers.
The conference included two discussion sessions that addressed a number of research papers and testimonies that dealt with the Jordanian cultural scene and stations of creativity and enlightenment, and the role of culture and literature in building national identity, along with Arab perspectives and testimonies on the Jordanian cultural experience.
The research papers were opened by a paper by Dr. Zuhair Shaker from Palestine titled «The Jordanian Cultural Narrative .. Memory of Achievement, Stations of Enlightenment, and Their Role in Building National Identity»While Dr. Imad Muqtad from Syria presented a paper titled «Jordan as a Space of Creativity .. Arab Testimonies and Perspectives».
Omar Al-Fajawi in his paper «The Literature of the Great Arab Revolt by the Late Scholar Naser Al-Din Al-Assad.. Analytical Reading» While the writer Al-Suhail presented a paper titled «The Jordanian Cultural Scene.. Creative Experiments and Arab Praise».
Hamed Al-Khatib's paper «Jordan through the Eyes of Arab Travelers and Geographers» While Ruba Al-Rifai in her paper «The Cultural Jordan in the Era of His Majesty King Abdullah II.. Luminous Stations and Intellectual and Literary Beacons»Also, Ali Wahbeh Dahini from Lebanon participated with a paper titled «The Jordanian Cultural Scene, Strength in Presentation, Solidity in Content, Brilliance in Performance».
The General Rapporteur of the conference, Engineer Abdul Rahman Mubarak Al-Badour, presented a summary of the most important aspects of the working papers, which in general sought to read the Jordanian cultural scene from multiple Arab perspectives and highlight the stations of creativity, enlightenment, and cultural and intellectual achievements in the Kingdom.
