Season Fifteenth

On the occasion of Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women which coincides November 25, Althulatha Cultural Forum held a seminar entitled “Protecting Women from Abuse: between the Reality and Desired". The seminar was moderated by Musa Al-Hashem, who talked about various forms of abuses against women in the world, despite the diversity of cultures and religions. He stressed on addressing the reasons behind such behavior, also spoke about the importance of introducing educational…

In the occasion of the International Day for Tolerance, Althulath Cultural Forum held on November 18, a seminar entitled “Society and the Need for Religious Tolerance”. The lecture was attended by a group of intellectuals, journalists and writers and delivered by Dr. Adel Mohammed al Omari. At the beginning of the seminar, the moderator Abdul Bari al Dakhil talked about the need for religious tolerance in the society, especially in light of sectarian conflicts that dominate Arab society. He…

A number of elite intellectuals from the Eastern province participated on November 12, in Althulatha Cultural Forum seminar on solidarity with al-Ahsa victims who were killed in the terrorist attack. Participants included Abdullah Shbat, Najeeb Al-Zamil, Khaled Al-Badawi, Khalail al-Fezia, Adnan alShukas and Dr. Tawfiq alsaif. At the beginning of the seminar, Zaki Al-Baharna, the moderator, delivered a solidarity speech about the heinous crime, referring to the unprecedented national and…

In the presence of a large number of jurists, lawyers, writers and journalists, Althulatha Cultural Forum, the most prominent forums in Qatif, held on September, 16, a seminar about “the Role of Judiciary in Social Stability”. The forum hosted Shaikh Isa Abdullah Al-Ghaith, a member in Shura Council and ex-consultant of the Minister of Justice. He talked about the role of judiciary in social stability, requirements of effective judiciary, problems and obstacles facing fair trials and its role…

Althulatha, a weekly culture forum established 2000 in Qatif, hosted on April 8 Yasser Aljunied, and Fadel Al-Omani in a lecture about the effect of satellite channels and sectarian media on societies. At the beginning of the meeting, a short clip was displayed about the report which was prepared by BBC “Freedom to Broadcast Hatred”. The moderator, Zaki Albaharna, stressed on the importance of addressing sectarian media because of the significant influence of such means on the Arab…