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Ayman Samawi, the Executive Director of the Jerash Festival for Culture and Arts, announced that the festival's administration will provide an opportunity for the "Scent of Color" initiative, which focuses on the visually impaired and helps them learn and develop their painting skills, to participate in the 38th edition of the festival. The initiative's creative outputs will be featured alongside other cultural activities for the third consecutive year.

The founder and implementer of the "Scent of Color" initiative, artist Suhail Baqaeen, confirmed the attendance of the initiative's participants at the opening ceremony, which will be held at the Royal Cultural Center from Thursday, July 27 to Saturday, July 29.

Artist Baqaeen highlighted that this kind gesture from the Jerash administration underscores the festival's commitment to its national agenda, which aims to make it a national festival that caters to all segments of society. He noted that the "Scent of Color" project is a pioneering Jordanian initiative globally, having introduced many creative names from among the visually impaired.

Baqaeen also emphasized that participating in the Jerash Festival for the third time has encouraged the participants and their families, leaving a significant impact on the team members, who are visually impaired.

##Participants in the opening ceremony and activities throughout the festival:

Painting Students:
1. Leen Firas Ibrahim Oudeh
2. Wijd Rateb Khaled Al-Nasser
3. Shahd Rateb Khaled Al-Nasser
4. Shorouq Ali Al-Omar
5. Aghyad Rateb Khaled Al-Nasser
6. Linda Khaled Shabab
7. Bassam Hamdan Abu Halimah
8. Fatima Ibrahim Al-Haridi
9. Lian Walid Al-Zawahreh
10. Abdullah Walid Al-Zawahreh

Participants in the opening ceremony:
1. Toulin Salim Abdel Fattah (host)
2. Ma’moun Khaled
3. Mohammed Yasser Al-Masri (traditional singing)
4. Zahraa Mohammed Ahmed Abu Daloo (story about the visually impaired)
5. Lamar Abu Ghosheh (poem about His Majesty the King)
6. Ammar Jaafar Asraf (play about Scent of Color)
7. Raad Sami Al-Awaisha (poetry recital)
8. Abdul Rahman Jamal Al-Yamani (rap singing)
9. Ahmed Firas Mashharawi (volunteer)
10. Rimas Khaled Al-Khatib
11. Sahar Safi