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Qatar Charity (QC), in cooperation with the Qatar Fund For Development (QFFD), has organised an exhibition on refugee crisis to portray the suffering, challenges and hopes of millions of refugees worldwide through Arabic calligraphy.
The exhibition, titled ‘The Refugee Journey in Arabic Calligraphy’, was part of the two-day Doha Forum organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The exhibition received admiration from many top officials, most notably HE Sheikha al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa al Thani, Chairperson of Qatar Museums, Doha Film Institute and Reach Out to Asia (ROTA); HE Lolwah al Khater, Assistant to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; and Khalifa bin Jassim al Kuwari, director-general of the QFFD; in addition to the UN Development Programme (UNDP) Administrator Achim Steiner.
Through the exhibition, QC aimed to shed light on the refugees, who have been forced to flee their homes, using the Arabic calligraphy in an innovative way.
The exhibition, designed by Sabah al Arbili, an accomplished calligrapher recognised as a prominent figure in Arabic calligraphy, featured 21 art pieces ranging from classic Arabic calligraphy to more experimental and expressionist styles.
The exhibition, based on three international legal texts on the rights of refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs), reflected the beauty of Arabic calligraphy and its unique characteristics. Arabic calligraphy was used for the first time to portray the suffering, challenges and hopes of millions around the world to bring about empathy and change, and draw attention from a different perspective to the biggest humanitarian crisis in history.
Mohamed al Ghamdi, assistant CEO for the Governance and Institutional Development Sector at QC, expressed his pride in launching this version of the exhibition combining the beauty of the Arabic calligraphy and the advocacy of QC for refugee and IDP issues.
He also noted that there are more than 70 million displaced people and refugees around the world, 40 percent of them are in the Arab and Islamic region.
“Through this exhibition, QC works with its partners, including QFFD, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency and Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) to advocate for refugee issue, and revive legal texts upholding their protection and dignity,” added Ghamdi.
Sabah al Arbili said, “Arabic calligraphy is known for its unique ability to magnify the significance of the written word. It is the quintessential art form of our Islamic civilisation.”
“Today, we are using the attributes and the splendor of this art to resuscitate and revive the texts that have been drafted decades ago and that guaranteed my safe journey from a stateless person to an accomplished artist,” Arbili added.
Moreover, QC participated for the second time in the exhibition at the Global Refugee Forum in Geneva from December 16 to 18.
Doha
Qatar Charity (QC), in cooperation with the Qatar Fund For Development (QFFD), has organised an exhibition on refugee crisis to portray the suffering, challenges and hopes of millions of refugees worldwide through Arabic calligraphy.
The exhibition, titled ‘The Refugee Journey in Arabic Calligraphy’, was part of the two-day Doha Forum organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The exhibition received admiration from many top officials, most notably HE Sheikha al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa al Thani, Chairperson of Qatar Museums, Doha Film Institute and Reach Out to Asia (ROTA); HE Lolwah al Khater, Assistant to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; and Khalifa bin Jassim al Kuwari, director-general of the QFFD; in addition to the UN Development Programme (UNDP) Administrator Achim Steiner.
Through the exhibition, QC aimed to shed light on the refugees, who have been forced to flee their homes, using the Arabic calligraphy in an innovative way.
The exhibition, designed by Sabah al Arbili, an accomplished calligrapher recognised as a prominent figure in Arabic calligraphy, featured 21 art pieces ranging from classic Arabic calligraphy to more experimental and expressionist styles.
The exhibition, based on three international legal texts on the rights of refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs), reflected the beauty of Arabic calligraphy and its unique characteristics. Arabic calligraphy was used for the first time to portray the suffering, challenges and hopes of millions around the world to bring about empathy and change, and draw attention from a different perspective to the biggest humanitarian crisis in history.
Mohamed al Ghamdi, assistant CEO for the Governance and Institutional Development Sector at QC, expressed his pride in launching this version of the exhibition combining the beauty of the Arabic calligraphy and the advocacy of QC for refugee and IDP issues.
He also noted that there are more than 70 million displaced people and refugees around the world, 40 percent of them are in the Arab and Islamic region.
“Through this exhibition, QC works with its partners, including QFFD, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency and Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) to advocate for refugee issue, and revive legal texts upholding their protection and dignity,” added Ghamdi.
Sabah al Arbili said, “Arabic calligraphy is known for its unique ability to magnify the significance of the written word. It is the quintessential art form of our Islamic civilisation.”
“Today, we are using the attributes and the splendor of this art to resuscitate and revive the texts that have been drafted decades ago and that guaranteed my safe journey from a stateless person to an accomplished artist,” Arbili added.
Moreover, QC participated for the second time in the exhibition at the Global Refugee Forum in Geneva from December 16 to 18.
