| Issue 4
THE GRAND OPENING
The ceremony was attended by the Father Emir, His Highness
Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, and Her Highness Sheikha
Moza bint Nasser, Chairperson of Qatar Foundation, as well as
ministers of state in Qatar and members of the international
community.
The event was a fantastic celebration of the new library’s mission
to spread knowledge, nurture imagination, cultivate creativity,
and preserve Qatar’s heritage.
At the opening, Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser said:
“The inauguration of the Qatar National Library invokes a great
sense of historical pride and belonging to the Arab world, which
pioneered writing, transcription and libraries in Mesopotamia
5,000 years ago...
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“The idea of the National Library was inspired by this glorious
history, in hopes of restoring an Arab renaissance that we do
not want to lose. The library was established to be a treasury
of written history and a medium for the transfer of knowledge
between different cultures.”