Sharjah charity festival for Palestine

Dubai: The Palestinian Cultural Club at the American University in Sharjah will hold a charity theatre festival for Palestine on Friday at the university's conference hall.

The festival, titled ‘Solidarity', will feature folk songs and dances and plays dealing with the suffering of Palestinians, including the siege of Gaza, as well as Palestinian hopes, resilience and resistance.

Organised by students at the university, the festival will be held at the conference hall in the main building of the university, and will start at 7.30pm. In attendance will be Palestinian diplomats, as well as university students and faculty members.

Tickets cost Dh10 and the amount raised will go to Palestinian universities, delivered by the Sharjah Red Crescent.