The Sharjah Institute for Heritage (SIH) has participated in the sixth edition of the GCC Heritage and Oral History Conference under the theme ‘Zayed and Heritage through History’, which is organised by the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi).
The SIH’s participation comes to highlight role of the UAE’s Founding Father, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (May Allah Rest His Soul in Peace), in preserving and documenting the Nabataean poetry, as well as protecting the UAE’s heritage.
Being held on October 23rd and 24th in the UAE capital, the conference, aims to mark the centenary of the birth of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, sheds light on the life and work of Sheikh Zayed and his efforts to safeguard heritage and traditions as key elements of national identity.
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