Sharjah Radio and Television Authority, in cooperation with the Sharjah Police General Headquarters, inaugurated the Al Amal Theater and Studio, equipped with various techniques and technical equipment to support the reform policies in penal facilities centers in Sharjah, as part of an initiative launched by the Authority to enhance the role of art and creativity in the rehabilitation of inmates And cultural media institutions towards different segments of society.

This came during a ceremony held recently at the Punitive and Correctional Institution in Sharjah Police, in the presence of Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed Al Qasimi, Chairman of Sharjah Media Council, and the Commander in Chief of Sharjah Police, Major General Saif Al Zari Al Shamsi.

Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed Al Qasimi stressed that «strategies of joint action and constructive cooperation are the basis and foundation devoted by His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah, to the various institutions, management and bodies of the emirate. Sharjah, to confirm the vision of the emirate in the launch of art and creativity to upgrade and promote the various segments of society, and open the way for them to put their hands in the march of the renaissance ».

He added: “We believe in the Sharjah Media Council that the media message goes beyond its familiar image, and that its value is not in its transmission or industry, but in its impact in the target group. Efforts to integrate and rehabilitate inmates at various levels. ”

For his part, Major General Saif al-Zari al-Shamsi said that “the penal and correctional institution is always working through its initiatives, whether inside or outside the institution, to promote the positive side of the inmate by evaluating his behavior. He pointed out that the Foundation is not satisfied with this amount of initiatives, but supported by many other social programs for the families of the inmates so that the inmate to reassure his family, by receiving decent care from the institution of punishment and correctional.

For his part, Director of Sharjah Channel, Salem Al-Ghaithi, that «the rehabilitation of art is one of the methods known in the world, and studies and experiments have proved effective in bringing about a change in the lives of inmates of punitive establishments, The establishment of the theater to be a new center in addition to the efforts to promote the theatrical work, and to provide new creative works at the local and Arab levels ».