QND celebrations at Qatar National Library

Events Details

Qatar National Library will organize several cultural, educational, and artistic community activities in December to celebrate Qatar National Day.

Little Weavers: Colors of the Qatari Flag

Participate in this knitting workshop at Qatar National Library. Participants will learn the simple technique of finger knitting using the colors of the Qatari flag as inspiration.

• Date: 11 December 2023 from 4 pm to 6 pm
• Language: Arabic and English
• Target Audience: Children (9 - 12 years)

Al-Sadu: Traditional Qatari Weaving

During this workshop, you'll delve into Qatari sadu, a traditional craft rooted in the Bedouin way of life. Passed down through generations, this cultural craft, primarily practiced by Qatari women, uses raw materials like sheep's wool, camel hair, and goat hair.

• Date: 13 - 14 December 2023 from 10 am to 12 pm
• Language: Arabic with English interpretation
• Target Audience: Women only

From the memory of private collections in Qatar: Al Jaber Family Collection

Family archives provide a captivating glimpse into the social history that captures the journey of families and their rich cultural legacies. This seminar aims to illuminate the Al Jaber family collection, a trove of rare books and documents that mirrors the scientific and cultural development witnessed by the people of Qatar.

Speakers:

• Mohammed Hassan Al Jaber, a representative of the Al Jaber family, will speak about the history of the family's collection.
• Omar Tihani, a historian, will talk about the personality of Sheikh Mohammed Al Jaber and his son, Sheikh Hassan bin Mohammed Al Jaber.

The panel will be presented by Waleed Abdulwahid, Library Research Officer, Distinctive Collections, at Qatar National Library.

• Date: 16 December 2023 from 5:30 pm to 7 pm
• Language: Arabic with English interpretation
• Target Audience: Public

QNL Engage Podcast: The Lives of Gulf Women During the Pearl Diving Season (Online via SoundCloud)

To mark Qatar National Day, the third episode of this series will feature Dhabia Al Sulaiti, a researcher and lecturer in linguistic documentation, heritage, Qatari culture, and the environment.

She will be discussing the lives of women in Qatar and the Gulf during the pearl diving season. Listen to the podcast when released on our QNL Engage SoundCloud channel icon.png on 17 December 2023.

Source: Qatar National Library