Three-day Moroccan Poets Festival begins in Tetouan

The seventh edition of the Moroccan Poets Festival opened on Friday in the Moroccan city of Tetouan under the patronage of His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, and King Mohammed VI of Morocco.

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The opening ceremony took place at Teatro Español in central Tetouan. WAM

Organised by the Sharjah Department of Culture in cooperation with the Moroccan Ministry of Youth, Culture, and Communication, the three-day festival features the participation of more than 50 Moroccan poets, intellectuals, artists, and critics.

The opening ceremony took place at Teatro Español in central Tetouan and was attended by Mohammed Ibrahim Al Qasir, Director of Cultural Affairs at the Sharjah Department of Culture; Zahour Amhaouch, Regional Director of Culture, representing Mohammed El Mahdi Bensaid, Moroccan Minister of Youth, Culture, and Communication; Abdelrazak El Mansouri, Governor of Tetouan Province; alongside writers, intellectuals, university students, and poetry enthusiasts.

The festival opened with the screening of a documentary titled ‐Ten Unforgettable Years,‐ highlighting the cultural and literary achievements of the House of Poetry in Tetouan since its establishment.