Ahmed Al Qasimi inaugurates 21st Sharjah International Narrator Forum

SHARJAH, 22th September, 2021 - H. H.

Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah and Chairman of the Sharjah Media Council (SMC), today inaugurated the 21st edition of the Sharjah International Narrator Forum (SINF). Organised annually by the Sharjah Institute for Heritage, the event is taking place the Expo Centre Sharjah under the slogan "Animal Stories" and will run until 24th September.

Upon his arrival, Sheikh Sultan was received by Sheikh Majid bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Director of the Districts and Villages Affairs Department; Abdullah Al Owais, Chairman of Sharjah Department of Culture (SDC); Dr.

Abdulaziz Al Musallam, Chairman of the Sharjah Institute for Heritage and Chairman of the Higher Organising Committee of the Forum; Salem Yousef Al Qasir, Chairman of the Labour Standards Development Authority in Sharjah; and Issa Hilal Al Hazami, Chairman of the Sharjah Sports Council (SSC); as well as a number of directors and officials of government entities and representatives of cultural organisations.

During a tour of the Forum, Sheikh Sultan was briefed on the creative scene of living human treasures and listened to a presentation on the SINF, its journey over the past 21 years, its achievements, and its role in consolidating and strengthening the position of narrators in society. He also met with the guests and participants and discussed the importance of continuing the preservation of narrators as living human treasures who carry within them the spirit of all the stories, tales,