Media Exhibit 'The World Wakes Up To The Great Arab Revolt' Inaugurated in Mafraq

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02 Apr 2017
Mafraq -- Mafraq Governor Dr. Ahmad al-Zoubi inaugurated the media exhibition &quot;The World Wakes Up to the Great Arab Revolt&quot; at the Teacher Club today, Sunday. The exhibition is organized by the Jordan Media Institute (JMI), in cooperation with the U.S. Embassy. It comprises paintings from U.S. and Arabic media sources, some of which are on display for the first time.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> Her Royal Highness Princess Rym Ali, founder of the JMI, inaugurated the exhibition at the Greater Amman Municipality Gallery on 21 March. It lasted eight days.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> The five-day exhibition comprises around 500 portraits in four sections: The collection of the pictures of American journalist and photographer Lowell Thomas (1892-1981) of the Great Arab Revolt, the U.S. press coverage of the events of the Great Arab Revolt, the Great Arab Revolt in the Arabic press, and the emergence of the Jordanian state in the press.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> Dr. al-Zoubi said: The values and goals of the Great Arab Revolt will remain a &quot;strong motivation&quot; for our work to serve the higher interest of the country. We should draw inspiration from it in all our actions to maintain national identity and strengthen the values of loyalty and allegiance to the wise Hashemite leadership.<br /> <br /> He added: His Majesty King Abdullah II has written in gold, in the bright annals of history, that Jordan will always provide the &quot;best example&quot; of solidarity with all issues related to safeguarding the dignity and status of the Arabs. Jordanian diplomacy complements the domestic policy of the Kingdom, along the same lines of the meaningful principles of the Great Arab Revolt.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> JMI Dean Dr. Basim Tweissi said: The exhibition, which we have brought to the Mafraq Governorate, capital of Jordanian culture 2017, is the culmination of efforts that lasted around a year to document the media legacy of the Great Arab Revolt from U.S. and Arabic media sources. He affirmed that the Great Arab Revolt embodied the Arab renaissance movement. The principles and values advocated by it created a state of political moderation, acceptance of human rights, respect for pluralism, and pursuit of the right to self-determination. It raised the slogan of seeking independence and better life.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> Tobias Bradford, cultural attach&eacute; at the U.S. Embassy, said that the exhibition, which comprises the pictures taken by American journalist and writer Lowell Thomas while covering the events of the Great Arab Revolt and its Hashemite and Arab leaders, besides the Jordanian environment and nature at the time, gives a unique overview of the Arab struggle for independence and freedom.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> Bradford added that the exhibition reflected the sentiments of the American people through the way in which the U.S. media covered the struggle of the Arabs for freedom and human dignity. It confirms the deep ties between the United States and Jordan, which began during that era and became today one of the most important strategic friendships of the United States.<br /> <br /> The exhibition will move to the Maan Governorate on Sunday, 9 April.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> &nbsp;