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Mohammed Bin Rashid opens Dubai International Poetry Festival

04 March 2009

H.H. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, gave launch to the First Dubai International Poetry Festival, organized by Mohammed Bin Rashid Establishment over the period from 4-10 March, with the participation of about 100 Arab and foreign poets representing over 45 Arab and foreign countries. Before the opening ceremony, he visited 'Knight Dream' show, organized by the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Community Development on the margin of the International Festival, and viewed over 30 plastic plateaus standing for his horsemanship and the culture and heritage of the UAE.