Ahlul Bayt News Agency, A three-day festival in Sana’a for Islamic hymns, called “anasheed” in Arabic, concluded on Friday evening, with singers from Yemen and the rest of the Arab world.
Twenty-two local Islamic hymn associations from different governorates participated in the festival as well as guest singers or “munshideen” from Egypt, Syria and Saudi Arabia.
The festival was held in the outdoor theater on the outskirts of the old city of Sana’a.
It was organized by the Ministry of Culture and the Yemeni Munshideen Association as part of the activities linked to Tarim, the Capital of Islamic Culture 2010, according to Muaz Al-Shihabi, the executive officer of the Tarim program.
