Published on April 18, 2011 at 5:20 am
IIU’s 23rd Cultural Week celebrations to start on April 19
Islamabad: Four-day celebrations of 23rd Annual Cultural Week of International Islamic University (IIU) will start here from April 19. The show aims at promoting intercultural harmony and to keep the cultural traditions alive through showcasing of cultural values of different countries.Students from more than forty countries including Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Egypt, Sudan, China, and Sri Lanka as well as the province of Punjab, Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa, Sindh, Balochistan, and Azad Jammu and Kashmir will set up their stalls during the Cultural Exhibition.
They will exhibit their traditional rituals by displaying different cultural and traditional items like food stalls, dresses, arts and literatures, embroideries and musical instruments etc.
Urdu, English and Arabic Debate Competitions have been arranged to provide an opportunity to the students to improve their international personal communication and their personality development.
Urdu and English Debate competitions and Qirat, Hifz and Naat competitions will be held on April 20 while Arabic Debate competition, English and Arabic Quiz Competitions will be held on April 21.
Closing ceremony of the cultural week (at male campus) will be held on April 22 with prize distribution ceremony among the winners of different competitions.