AMMAN - Under the honorary patronage of HE
Dr. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh, chairman and founder of Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Global
(TAG.Global), the activities of the 18th Lamba (which is translated to lamp in
English) Cultural Initiative were launched under the title "Mishkat".
The event included a plastic art exhibition, a book and publication bazaar,
interactive sessions, and exploring several inspirational success stories.

In his opening speech, Dr. Abu-Ghazaleh
expressed his pride in the talented and gifted individuals and artists,
highlighting their role in developing and enriching intellectual content as
well as the dissemination of art and its message. He further urged participants
to keep honing their skills and gaining more experience to become global.

The opening ceremony included a minute of
silence for the souls of Palestinian martyrs killed by the Israeli aggression
on the Gaza Strip, with emphasis of Dr. Abu-Ghazaleh that what is happening in
Palestine in general and in Gaza in particular is the first stage of
liberation, adding that every occupation throughout history ended with
liberation.

For his part, Mr. Suhaib Al Kiswani,
founder of the Lamba Cultural Initiative, thanked Dr. Abu-Ghazaleh for his
unwavering support to intellectuals and youth, as well as for patronizing the
event, presenting Dr. Abu-Ghazaleh with the Initiative’s Honorary Shield.
Additionally, Mss. Rasha Amro and Batool Shamlakh, two artists, also presented
paintings of their work to Dr. Abu-Ghazaleh.

The event included awareness-raising,
motivational, and comedy sessions, in addition to book signing for 20 writers,
and an exhibition of plastic arts for 80 artists.

Lamba Cultural Initiative was established in
2017 as a voluntary initiative. It aims at empowering Jordanian talented and
gifted people and highlighting their creativity through holding and organizing
various cultural events. Its mission is to embrace and enrich intellectual and
cultural content at the individual and societal levels, as well as spreading
art and its message.