During a session at the Culture and Science Symposium in Dubai
Hessa Lootah: Our popular proverbs preserve our authentic identity
Bilal Al Budoor honors Hessa Lootah on the sidelines of the dialogue session.
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The leading Emirati media, Dr. Hessa Lootah, described folk proverbs as the mirror of the people, attributing her keen interest in them to the fear of forgetting them because of the symbolic heritage they represent, especially in light of the general climate in which the young generation is moving away somewhat from traditional knowledge, whether proverbs or old Emirati vocabulary, Which would almost disappear without the preservation of some families, adding, "Our duty towards the younger generations is to preserve our local or Arab culture, which represents our authentic identity."
This came during a dialogue session at the Culture and Science Symposium entitled “Popular Proverbs, Memory and Identity”, organized by the Emirates Writers Union, and moderated by the poet Sheikha Al Jabri, who indicated that Dr. Hessa Lootah is an Emirati woman who has enriched the cultural and literary scene since 1965, and is the first Emirati director Dubai TV, also honored among the first in the Emirates, and has a rich history in the media and cultural arena.
Dr. Hessa said that she was keen to compile many proverbs and published them in a book, in order to preserve the heritage after the impact of globalization and openness, as the walls between homes became an insulator from societal integration, as there was no longer a climate that fostered young people, and they did not know much of the original vocabulary in the Emirati dialect.
She considered that the popular proverb is the mirror of peoples, and it is important to preserve the heritage in order to preserve the cultural privacy of the UAE society and the lifestyle in it, pointing out that the proverb shortens many words, denotes meanings in bulk, and contributes to delivering the message to be expressed in the fastest and shortest form. on many values.
Dr. Hessa pointed out that the Emirati sheep contain a large part of the crescent biography, which confirms the authenticity of the Arab fabric and the depth of its blending, as well as from the stories of peoples that are similar in purpose and significance.
It is noteworthy that Hessa Lootah studied media and obtained a doctorate in the philosophy of mass communication from the United States, and worked at the College of Mass Communication at the UAE University, and has many publications and specialized articles.
For his part, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Culture and Science Symposium in Dubai, Bilal Al-Badour, said that "the culture of the Emirates was oral, and there was rarely a written culture;
Therefore, poetry preserved it, as well as the proverb that embodied the values that characterize society.”
He pointed out that he was interested in the same, and whenever he traveled to an Arab country, he searched for books of proverbs, and he found a great similarity between proverbs in most Arab countries with different vocabulary, and modifying some of them, but the goal is the same.
Employing heritage in drama
The session "Folk Proverbs, Memory and Identity", at the Culture and Science Symposium in Dubai, featured many interventions from the audience.
Dr. Rafia Ghobash said that "folk proverbs contain wisdom and shortness of language, and all human beings have a collective memory that it is necessary to preserve and document."
While Dr. Maryam Lootah pointed to the importance of employing heritage in drama so that the younger generations get to know it, referring to the “Freej” series and its popularity and attractiveness to many generations.
Dr. Hessa has a long career, and is the first Emirati female director on Dubai TV.
The session was organized by the Emirates Writers Union and moderated by the poet Sheikha Al Jabri.
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