Islamic Art Festival concludes with message of peace, love

Workshop, exhibition, book fairs attracted huge crowd

LAHORE:

The four-day International Islamic Art Festival organised by Lahore Arts Council Alhamra and Pakistan Arts Council Karachi has ended with all the blessings and auspiciousness at Alhamra Arts Centre, the Mall.

Delegates and intellectuals, scholars, and artists from Pakistan and other Muslim countries, including Turkey, Iran, Yemen and Saudi Arabia, participated in the four-day International Islamic Art Festival.

Even on the last day of the event, seminars, exhibitions, calligraphy competitions, and other activities continued in which the participation of people in large numbers sealed the success of the Festival. While a large audience of all ages was present in the workshop on calligraphy manuscripts, Yemeni research scholar and master calligrapher Dr Zaki Ali Al Hashmi provided the training.

In addition to the workshop and exhibition, various book fairs and stalls set up in Alhamra also became the centre of public attention. Provincial Finance Minister Punjab Sardar Mohsin Leghari was the chief guest of the closing ceremony.

Leghari congratulated the organizers for the successful organization of the International Islamic Art Festival. Speaking at the event, Sardar Mohsin Laghari said that the peace, development and prosperity of the world are due to the principles given by Islam. Islamic values are the guarantor of the greatness and perfection of the individual and society.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 21^st, 2022.