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9/27/24, 11:10 AM PRESSR: Ajman Tourism Development Department and Al Owais Cultural Foundation host signing ceremony — TradingView News
we continue to uphold Emirati achievements by honouring thought leaders

and prominent personalities from the UAE’s literature field. The signing

ceremony hosted in collaboration with the Ajman Tourism Development
Department comes in line with our mission to safeguard the country’s

cultural heritage and our endeavours to spotlight individuals that have

contributed to its development.”

The book titled ‘Hamad Bin Khalifa Abu Shehab - Biography and Impact’ is

a key addition to the Emirati Library. It underscores the life of Emirati poet

Hamad Bin Khalifa Abu Shehab (1936-2002), one of the most renowned
poets who influenced the country’s literature field.

In addition, the books sheds light on various aspects of Abu Shehab’s

intellectual and artistic personality, which is portrayed in an engaging

storytelling approach, emphasising the relationships that brought the

author and poet together despite their age difference. It highlights various

situations the author experienced with poet Abu Shehab, offering a
thorough viewpoint that reveals a unique, extraordinary, and exceptional

person who maintained strong connections with the nation’s leaders and

notable dignitaries, acting as a bridge between two generations of poets in

both expressive and popular traditional literature.

Through the book, the author also highlights the influence of the poet Abu

Shehab in UAE folk literature. Abu Shehab has made significant

contributions to the establishment and development of this literary genre
in the post-union period and has been instrumental in promoting popular

traditional literature through the media. Notably, the author has also

included all the literary works done by the poet.

The Rashid Al Khadar Museum, where the book signing ceremony was held,

is a highly significant cultural landmark in the Emirate of Ajman. It plays a

key role in supporting art and poetry, as well as providing a dynamic

platform for hosting cultural and art events that link the past and the

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