Latifa bint Mohammed wins the "Arab Women's Authority" award

The Arab Women's Authority has announced the awarding of Her Highness Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, President of the Dubai Culture and Arts Authority "Dubai Culture", the "First Arab Lady" award for this year, in recognition of the role played by Her Highness in the great renaissance witnessed by the cultural sector and creativity in the Emirate of Dubai, and for Her Highness’ contributions in supporting innovative cultural initiatives that would enrich the Emirati and Arab cultural scene.

Her Highness Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum thanked His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, may God protect him, for his precious trust and insightful vision from which we derive our inspiration every day.

Her Highness wrote through her account on Twitter: "I am very thankful to the Arab Women's Authority for choosing me for this year's First Arab Lady Award. And his insightful vision from which we draw our inspiration every day.”

Her Highness continued: "Thanks go to my work team and my dear colleagues at the Dubai Culture and Arts Authority for their tireless work to achieve our ambitious vision for the cultural and creativity scene, and for the creative community in Dubai for its always insistence on leadership and for its influential efforts in supporting the local sector."

Her Highness added: "We are confident that our path will continue and will be filled with more achievements based on our common ambition to enhance the emirate's position as a global creative center and a pivotal weight on the global cultural map."

For his part, Mohammed Al-Dulaimi, Secretary-General of the Arab Women's Authority, said that the Board of Trustees of the Arab Women's Authority unanimously approved the selection of Her Highness Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid for this award; As an expression of great appreciation and pride for its initiatives and active contributions to the development of cultural and creative products by launching a distinct package of initiatives aimed at strengthening the position of the cultural sector in the region, and consolidating the concept of sponsoring various types of creative arts that provide Arab societies with elements of beauty, peace and noble human values.

Al-Dulaimi added: “It is a matter of pride to have in our Arab world an honorable female leadership model of the value and prestige of Her Highness Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, who dedicated herself to enhancing the status of culture and the arts and highlighting the important vital role associated with this sector in the process of stimulating the interaction of Arab civilization. With all human civilizations. As the chairperson of the authority entrusted with the culture and arts sector in Dubai, and a member of the Dubai Council, Her Highness Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed is working to strengthen the emirate’s position as a global center for culture and a beacon of artistic and creative radiance.

Cultural Sector Leadership

This Arab appreciation for Her Highness Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid comes in light of her clear efforts and since assuming responsibility for leading the work team at the Dubai Culture and Arts Authority in order to achieve a comprehensive renaissance in all streams of cultural work in the emirate, through a work strategy Clear, inspired by the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, may God protect him, and Dubai's development trends, where Her Highness led efforts to develop this vital sector, leading to the launch of the Authority's updated roadmap last July for the next six years, which revolves around strengthening Dubai's position as a global center In addition to ensuring the “rapid recovery of the cultural sector in the emirate from the consequences of the global crisis represented by the spread of the “Covid 19” epidemic.”

Her Highness has shown a clear effort in stimulating integration between the various paths that make up the general cultural scene in the Emirate of Dubai, through a series of visits and continuous meetings in which she was keen to listen to the opinions and suggestions of those in charge of cultural work, creators and artists on how to achieve greater progress in encouraging creative fields, including It aligns with Dubai's vision and the role it aspires to play as a metropolis of cultural and creative activities in the region.

Her Highness’s contributions were present at all times, even during the most difficult times during the crisis that afflicted the cultural sector in the Emirate of Dubai during the past year as a result of the spread of the epidemic (Covid 19) globally, where the Dubai Culture and Arts Authority, under the directives of Her Highness and in line with the efforts of the Government of Dubai in this field, launched incentive packages. And procedures aimed at helping cultural and creative activities to face the influential economic repercussions that resulted from the pandemic with the escalation of the global crisis that began at the beginning of the year 2020, as the cultural sector in Dubai was among the sectors that benefited from the multiple stimulus packages launched by the emirate’s government and in total exceeded 7.1 Billions of dirhams in less than one year.

Interest

Her Highness Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum attaches great importance to supporting and sponsoring various cultural and community initiatives that will contribute to the growth of the environment and infrastructure of the cultural sector in Dubai, as well as the continuous work to maintain the active and productive state of the sector by encouraging periodic events that celebrate creativity. In its various forms and forms, including “Art Dubai”, the leading international art fair in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia; The Sikka Art Fair, the most prominent annual initiative to support Emirati and regional artistic talent, as well as the events, initiatives and programs held under the patronage of Her Highness, including: Dubai Design Week, the largest creative festival in the region; And the Global Alumni Exhibition, the first international exhibition dedicated to displaying the projects of graduates from the most prominent international universities in the design and technology sectors.

Her Highness Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum devotes her efforts to raising cultural and cognitive awareness, encouraging individuals to learn and instilling a culture of reading in their minds. In this regard, Her Highness launched a set of initiatives aimed at renewing and modernizing Dubai public libraries, as part of the efforts of the Dubai Culture and Arts Authority in this regard, because of the important role of public libraries in encouraging reading and creating an atmosphere conducive to knowledge and drawing from various sources of knowledge through what they contain. From books and literature covering all branches of knowledge.

The vision of His Highness, President of the Dubai Culture and Arts Authority, which aims to build an economy based on creativity and innovation in the Emirate of Dubai, is based on her firm belief that the culture of prosperity and innovation is based on the inspiring ideas of community members, as Her Highness chaired a number of distinguished initiatives, including “Cretopia”, The virtual platform dedicated to supporting, developing and attracting talent and entrepreneurs in the creative community, and is keen to do what is possible to raise the level of professional development programs, community service initiatives, and mentoring programs for new graduates.

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The “Arab First Lady” award, which was launched by the League of Arab States in 2004, is awarded every four years to a high-ranking Arab women leader; In appreciation of their great contributions to support development, humanitarian and creative work to serve and advance Arab societies, which reflects the bright face of Arab women’s ability to make a broad positive impact in their community, homeland and region. Her Highness Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed will be honored in a ceremony, the details of which will be announced by the Arab Women's Authority at a later time.