About the programme:
- Katateeb programme was announced by the time Sharjah City won the title of Islamic Cultural Capital 2014 and commenced on 2015.
- The programme is under the Directorate of Cultural Affairs at Sharjah Department of Culture and Information.
- The mosques were chosen with the coordination from the Department of Islamic Affairs.
- The selected mosques in the city of Sharjah are the total of (5 mosques), Middle Region (4 mosques), Eastern Region (3 mosques).
- The programme includes five sessions yearly, by experienced instructors, and the duration of each session is two months, as well as weekly activities such as, workshops, lectures, videos, viewing visual examples, discussing books. The sessions are open to the public.
- The session schedule in the mosque is from Sunday to Thursday, after the A’aser Prayer (evening) until Isha Prayer (night time). Each participant should be above 11 years old.
Katateeb’s Message:
- Assuming the role of the mosque as a place of spreading Islamic cultural knowledge such as Arabic Calligraphy.
- Making the sessions in mosques near the suburbs so the public can visit.
- Assuring the participants to visit the mosque frequently allows them to obtain cultural and moral knowledge.
- Raising awareness of Arabic Calligraphy in the community.
- Practising Arabic Calligraphy daily after attending the sessions, turning it from a hobby to a habit.
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