Egyptian actress Hanan Turk said that media content allocated for children in the Arab worlds suffers from the lack of supervision and standards, saying that it poses serious challenge against the future of the new generations in the light of the materials supporting violence presented to them.
She added, during a seminar in the sideline of Sharjah Children's Reading Festival, “The media channels should cooperate with other institutions and artists to develop the children’s media as soon as possible.” She blamed the poor propaganda for the failure of experiences adopted by a large number of artists to present works in this regard.
She expressed her pleasure for participating in Sharjah Children's Reading Festival held in Sharjah from April 19 to 29, saying that the festival is well organized. She praised the festival’s workshops, saying that they will perform a major role to develop the children’s intellectual and creative skills.
The festival has been opened on Wednesday by Sharjah’s ruler Sultan Bin Mohamed Al Qassemi, as it aims to discover the children’s skills and the ways to use them to serve their countries. The Egyptian actress presented a show through which she managed to attract the attention of the children attending the festival.
She praised Sharjah’s keenness to support the children for learning and reading the books, saying that the festival is inspiring. She noted that there is diversification between the presenters, publication houses and workshops of children, saying that such events reflect the priority given to education by the rulers of Sharjah.
She stressed the importance of technology, while stressed that the new technologies have not undermined the value of book. She added that the book remains the major source of knowledge despite the notable progress in the world of technology in all over the world. She called the families for supporting their sons for reading and learning.