Poetry evening at Salalah Tourism Festival

SALALAH — Sayyida Sana bint Hamad Al Busaidi, director-general of the Directorate-General of Education for Muscat governorate, presided over a poetry evening organised by the Omani Women’s Association here yesterday.

The poetry evening was held at the Municipality Recreational Centre in celebration of the 39th anniversary of Renaissance Day as part of the activities of Salalah Tourism Festival 2009. A number of poets, including Asila Al Ma’amari and Sharifa Al Ameri, took part in the evening along with other participants. Meanwhile, the historical sites and landmarks in the governorate of Dhofar continued to attract a huge number of visitors and tourists.

Sheikh Salim bin Aufait Al Shanfari, chairman of Dhofar Municipality, and chairman of the organising committee of the festival said the festival had succeeded in focusing on the heritage to showcase the deep-rooted history of Oman. Meanwhile, Sheikh Salim bin Aufait Al Shanfari, chairman of Dhofar Municipality, has opened an Educational Pavilion as part of the Educational Forum in the presence of the director-general of education for Dhofar governorate and a number of officials at the government departments.

The Bedouin Tent at the festival reflects the rich heritage, traditions and the Omani hospitality, while the model of the country house at the Heritage Village depicts the life in the rural areas, crafts and arts.

The Old Souq at the Municipality Recreational Centre displays the various traditional handicrafts of the Omani woman in the governorate of Dhofar. An Educational Forum provided the participants an opportunity to present their experiments related to their occupational practices. The participation of international institutions and organisations showed the attention paid by the educational policy planners at the ministry for utilising the international experiments in upgrading the level of school achievement of students.