Hebron: The media Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Participation, SHAMS and the Coalition for Integrity and Accountability (AMAN) opened a photography exhibition in Hebron. Representatives of NGOs representatives, citizens and representatives of tribes attended the event.
Noor EddinSarisi from “Shams” center stated that this exhibition conveys a specific message through art and that the importanceof this initiative comes within the framework of the national strategy which is adopted by AMAN to combat corruption in cooperation with civil society organizations believing in the role of art and its mission in enhancing the positive understanding of society and the embodiment of integrity. Also highlighting the real partnership between “AMAN” and “Shams” centers in detecting the corruption and the criminalization of all its forms as well as prosecuting the corrupted.
Participants in the exhibitionincluded: The faculty of art of Al Najah National University, Tubas education directorate , Palestine technical college in addition to Mohammad Sharif Obeid, AreejZeidan and Murad Daraghmeh. The exhibition included 34 paintings reflecting the role that art and artists in raising awareness in society with regard to national and social issues that affect the nation as well as citizensespeciallythose related to the corruption in all its forms and how to prevent and combat it through works of art.
Dr. Nedal Abu Ayyash,media instructor, mentioned that the exhibition enhances the role of youth in fighting corruption through developing the capacities and creativity of the youth. It also enhances the participation of the community which triggers citizens towards combating corruption which is considered to be a social disease threatening the society. It also enhances the role of art in fighting favoritism and empowering the values and supporting the efforts of AMAN in fighting corruption with all its forms and names.
