Signing & Publicizing of the Prominent Iraqi Journalist Dr. Majeed Al-Sammarraie’s Book Supported by IBC’s (Ibdaa) Cultural Program
With the support of the Cultural Program of the Iraqi Business Council in Amman (Ibdaa), and under the parsonage of the Iraqi Ambassador to Jordan Mr. Haider Al-Athari, signing of the second part of “Atraf Al-Hadeeth” book for the prominent Iraqi journalist Dr. Majeed Al-Sammarraie, published by (Dar Al-Thakira), took place on Monday, September 27th 2021 on Al-Orfali Hall in Amman.
At the beginning of the ceremony, Dr. Al-Sammarraie extended his thanks and appreciation to all those who had contributed to the publication of his book, especially the Iraqi Business Council in Amman for its support through its (Ibdaa) Cultural Program to publicize and sign the two parts of his book “Atraf Al-Hadeeth”; the first part was published in 2019 and the second in 2021.
Dr. Al-Sammarraie reviewed the most important episodes of his famous program “Atraf Al-Hadeeth”, which he talked about in his book, recalling dialogues for a number of very important personalities; such as artists and journalists, thinkers, religious and philosophy men, that he had hosted over the years in his widely-watched program.
For his part, the Iraqi Ambassador to Jordan Mr. Haider Al-Athari stressed that the educated Iraqi elite is capable of contributing to strengthening the ties between members of the Iraqi community in Jordan and their Iraqi cultural environment despite the geographic distance, lauding the distinguished effort exerted by Dr. Al-Sammarraie over his long years of work.
The event was attended by IBC Deputy Chairman & Secretary General Dr. Saad Naji and IBC CEO, a large number of Iraqi and Jordanian art and cultural figures, in addition to the media and satellite TV channels.
