Ali bin Towar al Kuwari at Qatar National Library.
Ali bin Towar al-Kuwari is Qatari TV presenter. and writer He is a television personality, traveller and writer. Qatar National Library (QNL) recently hosted a travel adventure lecture with Ali, who shared his amazing experiences and lessons with the audience at the auditorium of QNL.
The well-attended event was a forum for the host of the popular Arabic travel series, Khota El Rahala, to present interesting aspects of his global explorations and experiences. Al Kuwari shared his adventures in countries, including Brazil and China and his compelling personal observations about the diverse cultures and people he has encountered in the style of story-telling.
In his over an hour-long talk, the traveller mostly spoke about his adventures in American continent, particularly South America, and in Antarctica. Throughout his talk, Ali stressed the significance of travelling and from his experience how diverse the world is and how beautiful diversity is.
His talk was so engaging that a gathering of diverse people remained unmoved for almost all the time listening to his experiences and later his answers to different questions.
He talked about his travel through Mexico, Columbia, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Argentina and the diversity he saw. “There is a lot of diversity out there. There is diversity of colour and there is diversity of language.
About a question that how many countries he has so far travelled, Ali said that he has travelled 73 countries. “I will continue my travel and soon set out for my next expedition.” About a question on globalisaiton, he said: “Globalisation is a part and parcel of our lives. It has actually made travelling easier. The new technologies are also very helpful for travelling.”
When asked what has so far been his biggest challenge, he said: “I faced the biggest challenge when I was imprisoned in Mexico and Columbia for certain travel-related issues. However, every challenge has made my love for travelling stronger.”
In the end, he appreciated QNL for regularly hosting events to recognise Qatar’s outstanding youth and individuals and to offer a platform for educating the wider community.
Al Kuwari said: “Qatar National Library took our research to a different level by giving us access to its rich learning material. We used the library’s resources for research about China for one of our programmes, which has thirty episodes and covers a variety of topics. We relied on the library, and its staff members to guide us through its physical and online collections.
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Ali bin Towar al-Kuwari visiting the tea gardens in Hangzhou, China.
Attired in a traditional dress at a local wedding in Nanxun District.
