Traditions To The Fore

One of the scenes of the 10th edition of Souk Okaz on Friday shows an old Arab man in colorful traditional attire worn during olden times. The wide variety of programs and activities in Souk Okaz include forums, seminars, dialogues, poetic evenings, folklore arts, staging of dramas, exhibitions and display of handicrafts. The annual festival was inaugurated by Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, emir of Makkah province last Tuesday night.