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Marawed Magazine Dedicates Section to Highlight Sharjah Heritage Days

Marawed Magazine Dedicates Section to Highlight Sharjah Heritage Days
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Marawed Magazine Dedicates Section to Highlight Sharjah Heritage Days

Marawed Magazine Dedicates Section to Highlight Sharjah Heritage Days

The 28th issue of Marawed Magazine, released by the UAE's Sharjah Heritage Institute, features a dedicated section entitled "The World's Heritage in Sharjah," that covers the 18th edition of the Sharjah Heritage Days Festival.

Organized by the institute under the patronage of Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, member of the Supreme Council of the United Arab Emirates, and the Ruler of Sharjah, and under the supervision of Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Musallam, president of the Sharjah Heritage Institute, the festival explored the role of heritage weeks organized across the world in enhancing cultural communication, and civilized cultural dialogue in the countries hosted by the emirate during its 18th edition.

Sharjah Heritage Days is held annually in April, as part of the world's Heritage Day celebrations.

In this issue, we can also read other topics including "Things from the Past" by Ali al-Abdan; "Dibba Al-Hisn…Memory of History and Heritage" by Dr. Abdullah al-Moghni; "Sharjah Communicates with the World's Cultures" by Aisha Ghabesh; "Sharjah's Efforts to Protect Heritage in the Eyes of Arab Artists, and Intellects" by Hajjaj Salama; "Sheikh Sultan Al Qasimi's Initiatives to Preserve Arab, and Global Heritage"; "UAE Uses Heritage to Fuel the Future" by Fatima Sultan al-Mazroui; "World's Heritage in UAE … Journey with Local Character" by Fatima Sultan al-Mazroui; and "Curricula of Writing Dreams' Interpretation in Arabic Heritage" by Ali al-Abdan.

It also features other pieces including "The Art of Voracity" by Ali al-Aashr; "Encryption … Concealing the Trace" by Ali Ahmed al-Mughni; "Ayash Yahyawi … the Arab who Adored the UAE Heritage" by Muhammad Abdullah Noureldine; "Bibliomania … Disease of Intellects" by Hussein al-Rawi; "Glance on the Accent of Al Awazem Tribe in Kuwait" by Talal Saad al-Rumaydi; "The Friends' Notebook" by Asmaa al-Zarouni; and "Agriculture in Popular Emirati Literature."

Run by Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Musallam, Marawed is a magazine that focuses on the Emirati, Arab and global heritage. Its editorial board includes Assistant Editor Majid Bouchelibi, head of the libraries and information association at the Sharjah Heritage Institute, and Editorial Manager Dr. Mouni Bounama, director of Content and Publishing Department at the institute, in addition to Ali al-Abdan, A'tij al-Qubaisi, Aisha al-Shamsi, Sara Ahmed, Sara Ibrahim, and Editorial Secretary Ahmed al-Shenawi.

The magazine is issued every month by the Sharjah Heritage Institute.

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Goodbye Lenin? Russians Flock to See Bolshevik Leader’s Tomb Before It Closes for Repairs

People enter Soviet state founder Vladimir Lenin's mausoleum while visiting Red Square in Moscow on October 11, 2016. (Getty Images/AFP)
People enter Soviet state founder Vladimir Lenin's mausoleum while visiting Red Square in Moscow on October 11, 2016. (Getty Images/AFP)
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Goodbye Lenin? Russians Flock to See Bolshevik Leader’s Tomb Before It Closes for Repairs

People enter Soviet state founder Vladimir Lenin's mausoleum while visiting Red Square in Moscow on October 11, 2016. (Getty Images/AFP)
People enter Soviet state founder Vladimir Lenin's mausoleum while visiting Red Square in Moscow on October 11, 2016. (Getty Images/AFP)

Russians are flocking to catch what some fear could be a final glimpse of the embalmed body of Bolshevik leader Vladimir Lenin before his tomb on Moscow's Red Square, long a place of pilgrimage for communists, closes for repairs until 2027.

The mausoleum, which houses a waxy-looking Lenin replete in a three-piece suit inside what is purportedly a bullet-proof, blast-proof glass case, is due to be structurally overhauled after an inspection uncovered problems.

Once a popular attraction for Western tourists and still a favorite for Russians visiting the capital from the regions, the red and black granite structure is expected to close in the coming weeks, with repair work set to last until June 2027.

Officials say that the body of Lenin, who died in 1924 after helping to establish the world's first socialist state, is not going anywhere and that the central hall where he lies in state will not be touched.

But news of the temporary closure has seen long lines form to get into the mausoleum, with some visitors fearing it could be their last chance to see Lenin.

"From a historical point of view, I want to witness his being in a mausoleum because I think Lenin will be buried at some point, maybe in the future or near future," said Tatyana Tolstik, a historian from Ulyanovsk, the city on the Volga where Lenin was born.

A young woman called Snezhana, who did not give her surname, said she wanted to "dive into the past" because she was also unsure how long it would be possible to visit the mausoleum.

The Communist Party, which ruled the country from the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution until the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, is fiercely opposed to the removal of Lenin's body, and Gennady Zyuganov, the party's veteran leader, has said President Vladimir Putin has assured him it will not happen on his watch.

The Kremlin has repeatedly denied plans to permanently close the mausoleum.

Standing in line, Olga Pavlova, from the town of Mirny, said today's generation of Russians had a lot to thank Lenin for.

"I am on holiday and decided to show (the mausoleum) to my son and see it for myself," she said.

"He (Lenin) is someone who changed our life in a very good way. Due to him, we have all the benefits that we have today. (For example,) education, healthcare, and comfortable houses."