Maestro Oje Ziad Abu Zeid was awarded an honorary doctorate in sustainable music by the European Organization
for International Peace in Germany 🇪🇺🇩.
Abu Zeid was selected as a Global Ambassador for Music by UNESCO for the year 2021/2022.
It is noteworthy that in 2018, Oje Abu Zeid founded the first Qanun ensemble in Syria named “Rojinda,” which was documented by the Syrian Ministry of Culture as the first orchestra dedicated solely to the Qanun instrument. It was also officially documented by UNESCO, leading to his appointment as a Global Ambassador for Music due to the innovative model of the ensemble's formation.
