Minister of Culture Dr Nevin Al-Kilany met with Director General of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) Dr Salim M. AlMalik and his accompanying delegation, to discuss a number of cultural and creative projects within the framework of celebrating “Cairo – The capital of culture in the Islamic world 2022”.
During the meeting, AlMalik expressed his happiness with the activities organised by Egypt since the launch of the programme in Cairo – the capital of culture in the Islamic world – last April, stressing that Egypt gave a positive model of co-operation with several organisations to present the activities in a way that represents the historical value of Cairo and its great cultural and civilisational heritage.
Moreover, AlMalik also reviewed several important initiatives, which were organised recently, including the “My Heritage” Competition in the Field of Photography- which is supervised by the Urban Harmony Authority subject to the Egyptian Ministry of Culture. This project has achieved a great turnout by youth and those interested in this field.
In addition to a number of Initiatives about documenting tangible and intangible heritage, as well as discussing the preparations of the closing ceremony of ‘Cairo – The capital of culture in the Islamic world’ – which will be held in March 2023.
Meanwhile, Al-Kilany thanked the ICESCO for this excellent co-operation, stressing that the Ministry of Culture, with its various sectors, will work on preparing the closing ceremony of this event in a way that presents the civilised values of the Egyptian, Arab and Islamic culture, stressing that heritage is one of the main strategic axes of the Ministry of Culture.
Source: State Information Service Egypt