Tuesday, September 5, 2023 – 6:37 PM
Ras Al Khaimah, September 5, WAM / His Excellency Sheikh Abdulmalik bin Kayed Al Qasimi, Special Adviser to His Highness the Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, praised the renewed spirit of the Abu Dhabi International Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition initiatives in its new edition.
His Excellency stressed that the values of preserving nature are still well-established through its roots that strike in the depths of the earth, such as the good trees, and the pioneering projects for preserving heritage and preserving the environment will continue at the same pace and success in memory of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, “may God rest his soul in peace,” the founder and builder of the state. The UAE.
Sheikh Abdulmalik bin Kayed Al Qasimi added that the Abu Dhabi International Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition is a continuous success story over more than two decades in preserving the environment, sustainable hunting, presenting heritage, and enhancing youth and generations’ awareness of the authentic Emirati traditions and culture, following the approach of Sheikh Zayed, “may God bless his soul.”
His Excellency said, “At a very early age, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan attached importance to preserving the sport of falconry and organizing the first World Falconry Conference in the capital, Abu Dhabi, in late 1976, which brought together falconers from the Arabian Peninsula and their counterparts in North America, Europe, and the Far East. The conference was a starting point.” True to the strategy set by Sheikh Zayed with the aim of mobilizing falconers to be at the forefront of activists with real interests in preserving nature.
His Excellency praised the great interest of the wise leadership in museums as pioneering cultural institutions of knowledge that preserve for the nation the history of its local industries for various traditional weapons for self-defense and protection.. He said, “From this standpoint, I established the museum for the Seih Al-Zahraa area in Ras Al-Khaimah, with the first heritage piece I collected in 1961, Today, the museum houses thousands of artifacts, the most famous of which is the German-made Solgen sword, the Portuguese-made sword from the sixteenth century that was found in the mountains of Ras al-Khaimah and inscribed on it was made in Lisbon, in addition to Islamic traditional weapons dating back to the twelfth century AD.
Abdel Nasser Moneim / Abdel Wahhab Al Nuaimi
2023-09-05 14:37:00
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