The activities of the 12th edition of the Sharjah Traditional Crafts Forum, which was held over two days at the Jawaher Center for Events and Conferences, under the slogan of “oriental crafts”, attracted hundreds of visitors who love heritage and traditional crafts, who followed many lectures and coastal and Bedouin shows, The arts, competitions and exhibitions included in this most successful copy over the course sessions.
The celebration of the forum with traditional crafts in the Emirate of Sharjah, in line with its inclusion of a creative city in the field of crafts and folklore within the UNESCO network of creative cities, was a qualitative addition to the balance of the Sharjah forum for traditional crafts, which has become the pioneering event locally in documenting the journey of parents and grandparents, in their race with Life, to highlight the diversity of trades they have practiced and the environments in which they have worked, and to instill their features in the hearts of present and future generations.
The head of the Sharjah Heritage Institute and Chairman of the Supreme Committee organizing the Sharjah Forum for Traditional Crafts, Abdulaziz Al-Musallam said: “The Sharjah Forum for Traditional Crafts is not only a place for displaying crafts in their traditional environments to the public, both adults and children, but also serves as an academy for research and discussion on these crafts to expand the scope of Those involved in it, enhancing its position, developing its industries, promoting its products, and also highlighting it in front of residents and tourists, as it is an integral part of the national identity.
Within the cultural program, Emirati fashion designer, Ferial Al Bastaki, talked about "the impact of heritage on civilizational designs", and reviewed her beginnings in her brand that she launched in 2003, based on her hobby and talent in design, graphics, sewing and embroidery to create a sewing workshop, then a boutique to sell and market her designs. Noting that her designs have become an international concern, after being displayed in Beirut, Brussels and London, thanks to their mixture between East and West, and highlighting the national and heritage identity in these designs.