Arab artists express their happiness to participate in the Babel International Festival 

The artist, Hatem Al-Iraqi, expressed today, Friday, his happiness for his participation in the Babel International Festival, which is being held again after a long hiatus. 

Al-Iraqi said, in an exclusive statement to the Iraqi News Agency (INA), that he is "happy to be in his country, Iraq, and that he will present during the festival a beautiful artistic show worthy of the audience and authentic Iraqi art," stressing that "the Babylon International Festival is an important cultural and civilizational festival, and that its artistic launch has begun." from this festival. 

Al-Iraqi indicated his constant readiness to attend and participate in all festivals and cultural and artistic events that are held in Iraq.”. 

For her part, the Lebanese journalist Jumana Al-Hajj pointed to “Iraq’s evaluation and appreciation of cultural, scientific and artistic competencies,” stressing that this encouraged her to come to Iraq and meet the invitation to participate in Babylon International Festival. 

Al-Hajj stressed the importance of "the continuity of this great artistic festival, which is the first in the Arab world and the world," noting that "the Iraqi people love life and art, and that Iraq has a long history of civilization and culture of creativity, and that bombing and terrorism are foreign to Iraq and have nothing to do with the Iraqi people." . 

In turn, the director of the Egyptian Al-Ahram Troupe for Folklore, Muhammadi Fathi, expressed his happiness to participate in the Babylon International Festival, and the return of this festival after a long pause, "pointing to his previous participation in the festival theater with the National Ensemble, and that he is currently participating with the Egyptian Al-Ahram Ensemble."