Sheikh Sultan Bin Ahmed Bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah and President of the University of Sharjah (UoS), initiated the Nations' Cultures Forum.
He went around to the booths for the 24 countries represented in the fair, where students had put on entertaining and informative displays on their countries' histories and cultures.
Sheikh Sultan Bin Ahmed inaugurates the event. WAM
Visitors learn about the national attire, notable people, towns, currencies, handicrafts, local goods, and old structures and architecture of the nations on display.
During the opening ceremony of the two-day event, Sheikh Ahmed Bin Sultan watched performances of art and heritage by a select group of participating countries as well as poetic performances that would continue throughout the two days of the forum on the main stage.
Sheikh Sultan Bin Ahmed being briefed about the event. WAM
The United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Iraq, Palestine, Syria, Libya, Morocco, Somalia, Yemen, Sudan, Tunisia, Algeria, Japan, Jordan, Ghana, Kazakhstan, Nigeria, Senegal, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Afghanistan are all part of this forum.
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