Their country's pavilion celebrates the International Day of the Antidote
Polish women in "Expo" .. find "Arabia" like its people
The festivity is one of many activities for adults and children.
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The Poland pavilion participating in “Expo 2020 Dubai” recently celebrated the International Day of the Arabic Language, which falls on December 18 each year. .
The event included the organization of an exhibition of the most famous Polish literary and scientific books that have been translated into Arabic, a platform for games and activities for children to write the names of their countries in Arabic and comment them on the map of Poland, in addition to the Arabic henna event, while the female employees of the pavilion made sure to wear the Emirati abaya and traditional Arab clothes.
The pavilion was also keen on the presence of Polish female employees who find the Arabic language as its people to deal with visitors wishing to view the contents of the pavilion, and to participate in the International Day of the Arabic Language.
"The pavilion's interest in the Arabic language reflects the quality of the special relationship between Poland and the Arab world, as Polish culture and literature have received the attention of many Arab writers and intellectuals for many years," said Claudia Gymnica, the activities officer in the Polish pavilion.
She added, "The pavilion's celebration of the International Day of the Arabic Language was through organizing a number of activities for visitors, children and adults, as we dedicated a corner to the most famous Polish writers and poets whose books were translated from Polish into Arabic."
Claudia pointed out that "Expo 2020 Dubai" represents an important opportunity to promote Polish culture and creativity in front of the whole world that has gathered in one place.
On her part, Ada, a first-year master's student in international relations at the Polish University of Lodz, said: "I started learning the Arabic language during the ban period due to the (Covid-19) virus, and my interest in the Arabic language is not the result of these circumstances, but rather dates back to several years ago."
Ada added: “What attracted me in the Arabic language is that scholars from the Arab region have contributed to sciences such as mathematics, chemistry and medicine, and I am also a student of international relations, and we do not pass a subject except that the Middle East and North Africa have a share in it, so I am currently thinking of moving to one of the Arab countries. In order to master the language better,” she said, referring to the Polish language quoting a number of words from Arabic, such as algebra, alchemy, zero, coffee, and others.
Claudia Gymnica:
• "The pavilion's interest in the Arabic language reflects the quality of the special relationship that unites Poland and the Arab world."
Polish Ada:
• "What attracted me to the Arabic language is the contributions of its scholars... and my interest in learning it goes back to several years ago."
Nobel laureates
During the celebration of the International Day of the Arabic Language, the Polish pavilion at "Expo 2020 Dubai" displayed a number of books by great Polish writers and poets, such as the book "The Beginning and the End" by poet Wisław Šimburska, winner of the 1996 Nobel Prize for Literature, and poems by creator Jesław Miewsz, Nobel Prize Winner for Literature in 1980.