{"id":7604,"date":"2019-06-10T14:08:07","date_gmt":"2019-06-10T14:08:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/7604-the-ninth-al-safeer-international-cultural-festival-at-grand-mosque-of-kufa\/"},"modified":"2019-06-10T14:08:07","modified_gmt":"2019-06-10T14:08:07","slug":"the-ninth-al-safeer-international-cultural-festival-at-grand-mosque-of-kufa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/7604-the-ninth-al-safeer-international-cultural-festival-at-grand-mosque-of-kufa\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ninth al-Safeer International Cultural Festival at Grand Mosque of Kufa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-size: 12.16px;\">The activities of the Ninth al-Safeer International Cultural Festival launched amid an attendance of public and official figures from around the world.<\/p>\n<p>  <!--more-->  <\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 12.16px;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p>The activities of the Ninth al-Safeer International Cultural Festival launched amid an attendance of public and official figures from around the world.<\/p>\n<p>The event kicked off with a recitation of verses from the Holy Quran and the Mosque\u2019s anthem, followed by a welcome speech delivered by the Secretary- General of Kufa Grand mosque.<\/p>\n<p>Research and poetic sessions in addition to an Arabic calligraphy exhibition were held on the sidelines of the festival.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-19344\" src=\"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/06\/images_2019_06_10_121A4272_508218835.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/06\/images_2019_06_10_121A4272_508218835.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/06\/images_2019_06_10_121A4272_508218835-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/06\/images_2019_06_10_121A4272_508218835-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/06\/images_2019_06_10_121A4272_508218835-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-19345\" src=\"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/06\/images_2019_06_10_121A4275_162063353.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/06\/images_2019_06_10_121A4275_162063353.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/06\/images_2019_06_10_121A4275_162063353-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/06\/images_2019_06_10_121A4275_162063353-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/06\/images_2019_06_10_121A4275_162063353-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The activities of the Ninth al-Safeer International Cultural Festival launched amid an attendance of public and official figures from around the world. \u00a0 \u00a0 The activities of the Ninth al-Safeer International Cultural Festival launched amid an attendance of public and official figures from around the world. 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