As Part of the Martyr of the Qur’an Festival:
An Arab Cultural Symposium in Sana’a Discusses the Qur’anic Project of the Martyred Leader
The capital, Sana’a, will host on Monday, 23 Rajab 1447 AH, the launch of the Martyr of the Qur’an Festival, organized by the Martyr Zaid Ali Maslih Foundation on the occasion of the annual anniversary of the Martyr of the Qur’an, Sayyed Hussein Badr al-Din al-Houthi. The festival will run for three days and feature an integrated cultural, intellectual, and artistic program.
As part of the festival’s cultural program, an intellectual and cultural symposium will be held with the participation of a select group of academics, thinkers, and researchers from Yemen and several Arab countries, including Palestine, Algeria, and Tunisia. This participation reflects the Arab and Islamic dimension of the Qur’anic project founded by the martyred leader.
The symposium will include three research papers presented by Professor Yahya Qasim Abu ‘Awadha, Professor Mohammed Al-Dar, and Dr. Hamoud Al-Ahnoumi. These papers will address multiple themes related to the Qur’anic project of the martyred leader, the practical models it produced on the Yemeni scene, and the impact of this project on building Qur’anic awareness and confronting campaigns of misinformation and targeting.
The symposium will also feature contributions from Palestinian scholar Dr. Abdullah Al-Buheisi, Algerian scholar Dr. Noureddine Abu Lahya, and Tunisian thinker and researcher Dr. Moncer Al-Hadhili. Their interventions will highlight the Arab and Islamic reach of the Qur’anic project and its role in confronting American and Israeli conspiracies targeting the Ummah, as well as attempts to erase the cultural and religious identity of peoples.
Discussions will focus on the intellectual and methodological dimensions of the martyred leader’s Qur’anic project, how it helped restore the Qur’an as a comprehensive way of life and principled stance, and how it succeeded in producing conscious and influential models within Yemen. The impact of these models has been reflected at both popular and official levels, particularly with regard to the central issues of the Ummah, foremost among them the Palestinian cause.
The symposium is part of a broader series of cultural events hosted by the Martyr of the Qur’an Festival, alongside artistic and chanting activities, public programs, and cultural competitions—underscoring the festival’s comprehensive and integrated character in bringing together intellectual, cultural, and artistic dimensions.
Festival organizers affirmed that the cultural symposium represents a pivotal intellectual milestone aimed at deepening understanding of the martyred leader’s Qur’anic project, strengthening Arab intellectual dialogue on the Ummah’s critical issues, and consolidating cultural awareness in the face of challenges targeting identity, dignity, and independence.