Youth Affairs Minister visits Whisper of Hope Festival’s art exhibition

TDT | Manama                                                  

The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com     

Youth Affairs Minister Rawan bint Najeeb Tawfiqi has paid a visit to the art expo held on the sidelines of the eighth edition of the “Hamsat Amal” (Whisper of Hope) Festival, which is organized by the Bahrain Sickle Cell Society at Seef Mall, Muharraq.

While touring the exhibition, in which 48 artists are showcasing 70 plastic art and five sculpture works, the minister was briefed about their paintings and what they symbolize.

She commended the tremendous efforts being exerted by the Bahrain Sickle Cell Society’s Board of Directors Chairman and members to organize events and programmes aimed at spreading health awareness in society, and strengthening community partnerships with various sectors, as well as with government and private institutions in order to reach the Society’s goals of caring for Sickle cell patients, praising the wide participation of Bahraini artists in the exhibition through their distinguished paintings.

Chairman of the Board of Directors of Bahrain Sickle Cell Society, Zakaria Al-Kadhem, expressed thanks and appreciation to the minister for her visit, praising her keenness to support the Society’s goals.