Alexandria University President, Bibliotheca Alexandrina Director Engage in 13th Arabic Language Nights
Professor Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of Alexandria University, and Dr. Ahmed Zayed, Director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, witnessed Thursday evening the artistic show organized by the Alexandria University Forum under the title “Andalusia, a Postponed Spring”, which was part of the activities of the Thirteenth Night of the Arabic Language Nights, and was held in the Great Hall of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina.
In his speech after the show ended, Dr. Konsowa praised the distinguished show, stressing that it was made with creativity and mastery in every detail of the work, and called on promising young people to preserve authenticity and creative art because these values represent the soft power to build the nation, stressing the university’s full support for any work that highlights the values of high art.
While Dr. Ahmed Zayed, Director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, expressed his pleasure with the return of interest in the Arabic language once again after it had recently suffered from attempts to obliterate it and the interest of some young people in speaking foreign languages and using foreign terms at the expense of our Arabic language, praising the distinguished show he watched.
Dr. Ali Abdelmohsen, Acting Vice President for Education and Student Affairs thanked Dr. Konsowa for his great support for student activities. He also thanked all those in charge of implementing this show and directing it from the Youth Care and the University Choir Team, the performers, show designers, and others.
The show was attended by a number of Arab consuls, former vice presidents of the university, a number of members of the House of Representatives and the Senate, deans and vice deans of faculties, advisors to the university president, the Syndicate of Journalists in Alexandria, members of the Alexandria Rotary Club, heads of artistic unions, a number of symbols of creativity and art in Alexandria, faculty members, and university students.
The show included a historical narration of an important era in the history of Andalusia, in a dramatic framework that tells the story of the struggle between good and evil, in classical Arabic.
The ceremony was prepared and presented by Dr. Nagwa Saber, President of the University Forum for Poetry and Arts, the university choir was led by maestro Dr. Sherihan El-Heddini, dramaturgy by Dr. Mohamed Mekheimar, costume design by Amira Abdelshafi, choreography and movement design by artist Nasr El-Din Mohamed, assistant director Dr. Anas Nahla, and directing by Mr. Ahmed Samir.