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UOB Students Participate in the Gulf Theater Festival in Jeddah
UOB Students
Participate in the Gulf Theater Festival in Jeddah
With the participation of nine
universities from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in addition to the University of
Bahrain (UOB) and universities from the State of Kuwait and the Sultanate of
Oman, students of the Theater Club at UOB participated in the fifth Gulf
Theater Festival for Universities and Higher Education Institutions in Gulf
Cooperation Council (GCC) member states, at King Abdulaziz University in
Jeddah, during the period from the 2nd to the 7th of
February 2020.
The students of UOB performed a
theatrical work entitled “Al-Qadem”, directed by the Artist Ebrahim
Khalfan, written by Waleed Ikhlasi, and performed by the students: Ali Hussain,
Hamad Al-Haddad, Ali Hassan and Ja’afar Al-Bannai.
In this context, the Dean of
Student Affairs at UOB, Dr. Fatima Mohammed Al-Malki, who headed the student
delegation, stated: “The Theater Festival for Universities of the Arab Gulf
states provides an opportunity for students in these universities to exchange
experiences and expertise, and represents an opportunity for university
students to participate and show their experiences, ideas and expertise.”.
Furthermore, Dr. Al-Malki expressed her happiness at the participation of UOB students
in the Theater Festival.
Participants in the Festival will
perform 12 student plays, practical seminars, theater acting training courses,
and a mask-making course.
UOB delegation consisted of Dean
of Student Affairs Dr. Fatima Al-Malki, Instructor of Theater Club Shaikha
Bukamal, the theatrical work director Ebrahim Khalfan, and club students Ali
Hussain, Hamad Al-Haddad, Ali Hassan, and Ja’afar Al-Bannai.
