With the aim of introducing Emirati prosthetics and promoting them in the hearts of their children, and cultivating a love of heritage for them, the activities of the Al-Samalia Al Rabiei Forum, organized by the Emirates Heritage Club, will continue until the ninth of this month.
During the third week of the forum, which concluded the day before yesterday, the students of Al Samha, Al Wathba and Abu Dhabi Youth Center visited Al Salmiya Island, and they toured the island in which they got to know Ali bin Hassan (House of the Sea) and the distinctive heritage elements such as the Youth and Harem Council, the kitchen, and they saw a model The Big Whale on the island, playing games in an atmosphere full of joy.
They also visited the youth fort center at Emirates Heritage Club, practiced reading, playing football and various youth games. In women's centers, students of Al Ain Women's Center, accompanied by female trainers, conducted an entertaining visit to the Al-Batha reserve in Al Ain, which is a haven for Ghaf trees from the repercussions of road trips, the dangers of car tires and motorcycles, and is the first natural reserve for these trees at the level of Abu Dhabi.
The students got acquainted with the trees and their importance, and practiced folk games, food and crafts, such as sadu, tali and spinning.
Al Samha Women's Center organized several handicraft workshops, in addition to a special workshop on how to prepare Arabic coffee and how to serve it. In the Abu Dhabi Women's Center, heritage and artistic workshops were also held, and the center organized a visit to the Karama Oasis, to introduce students to a national landmark, which is an Emirati symbol of heroism, pride, cohesion, courage and unity, and a place to honor the sacrifices of the champions of the Emirates, who gave their lives in exchange for the homeland, and to preserve the dignity and pride of the state and the security of the region The whole.
During the forum, the Emirates Heritage Club organized a tour for a number of media representatives in the country and their families to Al-Sumalia Island in Abu Dhabi, where they enjoyed horse and camel rides in an enjoyable and entertaining heritage environment. The tour included a trip on a heritage boat around the island, and getting acquainted with the wildlife of the island, which is a natural reserve for many animals, such as deer, ostriches and rare birds, in addition to visiting the Crimean heritage promenade.
The activities of the forum will continue until the ninth of this month on Al-Sumalia Island.
• Abu Dhabi Women's Center organized a visit for the participants to the Karama Oasis.