ABWA Official Website – In his speech at the international conference of “Committed Art in Support of the Holy al-Quds”, Nasser Abu Sharif, the representative of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement in Iran, stated, “From the beginning of their occupation project, the Zionists used art as a weapon, to the extent that many Westerners now think that Muslims have invaded the Jews in Palestine!”
While referring to the war of narratives, Nasser Abu Sharif continued, “Despite spending hundreds of billions of dollars by Israel, and efforts going on in cyberspace to censor us, the narrative of the Palestinian people is now winning against their lies. Because Palestinian artists, like the martyr Naji Al-Ali (prominent Palestinian cartoonist), pioneered and put their capacity in the service of their nation.”
“The Palestinian Cause is still the central issue of the Islamic world,” he said, “Using the language of art is one of the effective ways to fight against the Zionist regime, and also in this regard, we are grateful to the Islamic Republic of Iran.”
At the end of this ceremony, the awards of the “3rd International Cartoon Festival of Al-Quds Day” will be given to the winners.
It is worth mentioning that the international conference of “Committed Art in Support of the Holy al-Quds”, was held on Monday, February 20, 2023, at Azadi Tower Conference Hall by the Committee for the Support of the Islamic Revolution of the Palestinian People affiliated with the Presidential Administration of the Islamic Republic of Iran, with the collaboration of the domestic and international organizations such as the AhlulBayt (a.s.) World Assembly, Al-Wafa Islamic Party of Bahrain, Cultural-Artistic Center of the Islamic Revolution, ABNA News Agency, Martyr Fazel Center for Strategic Studies of Iraq, and Safir Network.
The conference was attended by domestic and foreign figures, including Nasser Kanaani, spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ibrahim Al-Deilami, the Ambassador of the Republic of Yemen, Nasser Abu Sharif, representative of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement in Iran, and Sayed Morteza Al-Sendi, representative of the revolutionaries of Bahrain. /345/