As part of the initiative of Sheikha Fatima bint Mohammed bin Zayed to produce carpets and develop the Afghan countryside, the fingers of Afghan women weaved words to UAE leaders, adorned with hand-woven pieces.

In conjunction with the UAE's Year of Tolerance, Saadiyat Rotana Resort & Villas in Abu Dhabi has acquired two hand-woven carpets, adorned by the words of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, and His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces. Ghazlthma Afghani fingers.

The first piece includes a statement by His Highness the President of the UAE: "The UAE is a trust in each other's neck, and honesty requires that we keep it."

While the second piece is adorned by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, which affirms the UAE's interest in man and the keenness of the UAE and its leadership to invest in the people of the country: «UAE citizens are the basis of the nation and its wealth and not oil, and our investments will be in them».

Support and encourage

Sheikha Al Nowais, vice president of Rotana's Owner Relations Department, said the two pieces also highlight one of the UAE's outstanding humanitarian initiatives, the Sheikha Fatima Bint Mohammed Bin Zayed Carpet and Rural Development Initiative, which aims to support and encourage Afghan women. To engage in work and production, and to provide employment opportunities commensurate with the customs and traditions of Afghan society, by allowing Afghan women to work in the field of carpet industry at home, without having to bother to move or leave their home or region, especially the widows Divorced. She added: “We are delighted to join hands with Sheikha Fatima bint Mohammed bin Zayed's initiative in this project, which will help enrich the lives of Afghan women, their children and relatives, while preserving their culture and heritage, and are proud to join Her Highness Sheikha Fatima bint Mohammed bin Zayed in her initiatives. Restoring hope and light to the lives of these women, who have lived in the dark for decades. ”

From generation to generation

For his part, Director General of Saadiyat Rotana Resort & Villas, Fabrice Ducray, pointed to the excellence of the two pieces as a wonderful work of art skill and mastered, and this value increases because of what they hold for the leaders' vision is to establish a nation that is a bridge between people of different cultures, who believe in their coexistence.

"The two pieces reflect the ingenuity and skill of Afghan women in spinning carpets to perfection, an old-fashioned method passed down from generation to generation," Ducray said.

Approach since 1971

The resort was keen to show the two pieces in its main lobby, to allow visitors to see them, and to identify the side of the thought of the leadership in the UAE, and the approach it has been on since its founding on the second of December 1971 .. Until now.

Shaikha Al Nowais:

«(Initiative) seeks to restore hope and light to the lives of women, lived in the dark for decades».

Fabrice Ducray:

"The two pieces reflect the ingenuity and skill of Afghan women, in spinning carpets by hand to perfection."