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Cultural Center in the Name of Al-Tayeb Salih to be Established


Khartoum - Minister of Culture, Al-Tayeb Hassan Badawi announced a government initiative to establish a cultural center in the name of the late Al-Tayeb Salih in his village Kermakol to be a beacon of culture and encourages creators, and a tribute to his efforts in the Sudanese culture, which exceeded the local to the global.

During the final events of Al-Tayeb Salih world award of creativity in writing, the fourth session, which was held at the Friendship Hall, and sponsored by Zain Company, the minister said that the award has become a cultural season, stressing the state stands with all cultural programs and creators.

The minister called for the creators to take advantage of the cultural and ethnic diversity of the country to build stability and peaceful co-existence.

Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the award said that the award has been making more successes each year.

He said that there are 24 countries participated in the award from around the world, and that the number of participants from Sudan amounted to 181 participants.

Managing Director of Zain Company affirmed the company's commitment in the care of cultural events in the country, as it is the basis of development and stability, noting that the fourth session of the award has seen a significant expansion in the number of participants from all over the world, where the number of participants reached 586 ones.

He explained that the company has printed all the winning works over the past years and distributed them to university students.



By Ibrahim Al-Jack, 19 hours 41 minutes ago