Katara documents its winning of the Babylon International Prize with an artistic mural
Baghdad-INA
Katara Cultural Village Administration decided on Monday to document its winning of the Babylon International Award through an artistic mural by Fatima Al-Shaibani.
A statement from the Babylon International Foundation for Cultures and Arts, received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), stated, "To document the winning of the Katara Cultural Village in Doha of the Babylon International Award for Cultural Cities 2 at the 12th session of the Babylon Festival of World Cultures, held under the patronage of Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani, the Katara Cultural Village Administration has decided to erect an artistic mural documenting this, designed by visual artist Fatima Al-Shaibani."
According to the statement "The joint design has been approved and implementation has begun on one of the Cultural Village's facades overlooking the Arabian Gulf."
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