Qatar Ajyal film festival honors ‘late’ Kuwaiti actor Abdulredha

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Honorary award presented to Abdulhussain’s son

A photo shows prominent Kuwaiti actor Abdulhussein Abdulredha, who passed away Friday evening in London at the age of 78. (KUNA)

DOHA, Nov 30, (KUNA): The Qatari Ajyal Film Festival honored Wednesday the late iconic Kuwaiti actor Abdulhussain Abdulredha in recognition of his unforgettable works which enriched Gulf arts. An honorary award was presented to Abdulredha’s son Bashar during the inauguration ceremony of the festival by Hamad Al-Kawari, an advisor to Qatari Amir’s Diwan. “I am delighted to honor the late Kuwaiti, Gulf and Arab movie and theater legendary,” Al-Kawari said while handing over the award to Bashar. He added that Abdulredha’s great works would remain a vivid remainder of Kuwait and its artists’ leading cultural and artistic role in the region. For his part, Bashar expressed appreciation of Qatar and the festival organizers for their initiative. He recalled that Qatar had a special place at his father’s heart and that he had performed several of his plays there. The six-day festival features family-friendly short and feature-length films, including fiction, documentaries, and animated films.

The country lost one of the men who contributed to its modern renaissance – Fahad Yousif Thanyan Al-Ghanim. He passed away at the age of 83, reports Al-Jarida daily. He worked in the real estate sector and had many valuable contributions to charitable work.

Lebanese musician Charbel Rouhana performed in a musical evening party entitled, ‘Dialogue with Oud,’ which was preceded by the performances of Maestro Dr Ahmad Al- Hamdan, reports Al-Seyassah daily. The musical evening party is part of the Cultural Café at the 24th Kuwait International Book Fair.

The Arabism blog organized a symposium titled “Cultures, freedoms and censorship in Kuwait” in Saad Al-Abdullah City recently, reports Al-Qabas daily. During the symposium, the participants stressed the importance of enhancing freedom of opinion in order for Kuwait to return to what it was previously. Dr Khalifa Al-Waqyan said, “Even though Kuwait has a large number of fine artistes, they are not allowed to present their production. Their creations are then stopped”. Meanwhile, a researcher in the social field Abdullah Al- Kanini said Kuwait last year witnessed the banning of many books at the Kuwait Book Fair to the extent that none of the publications of a publishing house was introduced in the book fair. He praised the publishing law which was passed in 2006, describing it as a turning point, adding, “However, last year witnessed a great collapse”.

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