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August 25, 2023
14:00 pm
Al-Ain: Mona Al-Badawi
With their small fingers, Emirati twins Saeed and Ahmed Khalaf Al Falasi, grandsons of the poet Dr. Mana Saeed Al Otaiba, signed a story written by them that tells the heritage and history of the ancestors, entitled “Ahmed and Saeed’s Journey in the Ancient Past”, as part of the Our Heritage Our Identity program organized by the Zayed Central Library in Al Ain.
After signing the book, the children listened to the story that Ahmed and Saeed read in a narrative style appropriate to their age, which does not exceed nine years. They also organized a workshop on the sidelines of the program entitled “The Search for Pearls”, aimed at consolidating the heritage information that the children gleaned from the story, after which gifts were distributed to the children.
Aisha Nasser Al Hamiri from the Zayed Central Library stated that Ahmed and Saeed’s signature on the story, in the presence of a number of children and parents, came within the program Our Heritage, Our Identity organized by the Zayed Central Library, which is considered one of the distinguished initiatives and programs aimed at strengthening national identity and enriching children’s information with everything related to the history of and the heritage of the UAE.
She added, “We are keen to activate initiatives that contribute to encouraging children to develop their cultural and literary skills, and to learn about the history of parents and grandparents, the nature of social and practical life, and everything related to the past,” noting that the story is now available in the Zayed Central Library and all branches of the Book House in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. Parents encourage their children to borrow the story from the library so that future generations can learn about the fishing profession that their ancestors used to practice in the past.
The mother of the twins, Ahmed and Saeed Khalaf Al-Falasi, confirmed that the talent of reading and writing for her two children is not a spur of the moment. With their age group, as well as the outcome of their heritage and historical information related to the diving profession that was practiced by our fathers and grandfathers.
2023-08-25 10:00:03
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