Qatar National Library (QNL) is hosting a series of cultural events during February.
QNL will host several experts and professionals to present a series of presentations within a panel discussion titled: "The Hadhrami Arab diaspora in Indonesia on Feb. 10 and will bring together Dr. Engseng Ho, a professor at Duke University and a scholar of transnational anthropology, Professor Farish Noor from the University of Malaya, and Professor Fatimah Husein, an expert in philosophy of religion at the State Islamic University Sunan Kalijaga in Indonesia.
These presentations come within the cultural year Qatar-Indonesia 2023 followed by panel discussions, while for those interested in creative writing in Arabic, the Library will host the Arabic Short Story Workshop on Feb. 10 presented by Sabah Sanhouri, a Sudanese fiction writer, during which she will explain how writers can leverage their senses to build characters and create a cohesive plot.
On Feb. 12, the focus will turn to sports with the library hosting a day of entertainment and healthy competition for families in celebration of National Sport Day.
The day will also feature a walk that kicks off at the library and finishes at Oxygen Park, led by Dr. Nasser Al Muhannadi, author of How to Be an Iron Man.
On Feb 14, QNL will offer the children the opportunity to participate in the Little Storytellers program to learn how to read a story expressively firsthand from a professional storyteller.
The history of Indonesia will take center stage again on Feb. 21 with Dr. Oman Fath
