The head of the Jaafari Endowments, His Excellency Mr. Youssef bin Saleh Al -Saleh, inaugurated the Imam Al -Hussein Artistic Festival of the plastic artist Abbas Al -Mousawi under the slogan (A quarter of a century of giving Hussein), which is held in the capital, Manama, near Imam Al -Hussein Street (PBUH), under the auspices of the Jaafari Endowments Department in the presence of His Excellency Eng. Essam bin Abdullah Khalaf, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Real Estate Organization Corporation and Chairman of the Capital Secretariat, Eng. And the public.
The head of the Jaafari Endowments, His Excellency Mr. Youssef Al -Saleh, stressed that the Jaafari Endowments Administration is proud of the patronage and opening of this festival on the twenty -sixth anniversary of its start, and we are keen on the active partnership with society, especially in the season of Ashura Imam Al -Hussein (PBUH), everyone wants to participate, cross and contribute to the success of these immortal ceremonies. He praised the contributions of the artist Al -Mousawi to highlighting the Kingdom of Bahrain in regional and international forums.
In turn, the founder of the festival, the artist Abbas Al -Mousawi, said: “Today we are proud of a new stage of giving, and that the message of the festival, and as every year focuses on the religious dimension and human solidarity, as the festival constitutes a platform to embrace the energies and creators of artists and calligraphers, as well as providing a technical workshop to enhance talent and linking them to the supreme values of this anniversary, and in this year it was emphasized that all children should be blessed in the globe And peace.
For his part, the Executive Director of the Imam Al -Hussein Artistic Festival, Mr. Radwan Al -Mousawi, reviewed the stages of the festival’s development and the distinguished activities it included through its long years, noting that the festival was able for a quarter of a century to establish large and bright areas of Husseini work, and was able to express the immortal Husseini message through various arts of creativity, and the form of a unique umbrella of its kind of free expression in colors and the word The Semitic contents carried by the Renaissance of Imam Al -Hussein (PBUH), so these principles have become a model over time, and through this festival we were able to confirm the human and civilizational dimensions and the great values that Ashura carried, giving thanks to the partners and sponsors of the festival, especially the Jaafari Endowments Administration and the generous family family that embraced the project on its soil.
