{"id":115565,"date":"2015-05-12T11:17:15","date_gmt":"2015-05-12T11:17:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=115565"},"modified":"2015-05-13T14:17:47","modified_gmt":"2015-05-13T14:17:47","slug":"african-students-hold-exhibition-in-turkey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=115565","title":{"rendered":"African students hold exhibition in Turkey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>African student in Turkey have renewed calls for their leaders to invest in showcasing the continent\u2019s rich culture to the international world.<\/p>\n<p>They made the call at a three-day exhibition exercise held at Uskudar, Turkey which attracted people from all walks of life.<\/p>\n<p>The exhibitors displayed African artifacts interspersed with variety of cultural entertainment including the popular Ghanaian \u201cJama.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They believed that the African culture gradually was being eroded due to modernization.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur arts, language, food and traditional wears are almost going into oblivion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_4290.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-115566\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_4290.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_4290\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_4290.jpg 600w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_4290-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This, according to them underscored the need for African leaders to take every step to jealously safeguard support exhibitions that are geared towards Africa\u2019s renaissance.<\/p>\n<p>It emerged that majority of Turkish and immigrants there misconstrued Africa to mean a country and not a continent.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_4316.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-115568\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_4316.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_4316\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_4316.jpg 600w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_4316-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dozens of the participants were schooled on Africa and its diverse cultural heritage.<\/p>\n<p>Acting President of the Ghanaian Students Association in Turkey, Hussein Hassan told <strong>Citi News<\/strong> the event marked the 8th edition.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_4301.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-115567\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_4301.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_4301\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_4301.jpg 600w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/IMG_4301-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nHe appealed to Ghana\u2019s Embassy in Turkey to attach importance to that event.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: Abdul Karim Naatogmah\/Citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>African student in Turkey have renewed calls for their leaders to invest in showcasing the continent\u2019s rich culture to the international world. 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