Under the patronage of the artist Dr. Enas Abdel Dayem, Minister of Culture, and in the presence of her Jordanian counterpart Haifa Al-Najjar, and Mohamed Samir Marzouk, the Egyptian ambassador to Jordan, the activities of the Egyptian Cultural Week were launched in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, which comes to celebrate the selection of Irbid as the Arab Capital of Culture 2022 and was witnessed by the Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Nayef Al-Fayez. And the head of the Arab Tourism Organization, Dr. Bandar Al Fahid, Dr. Fathi Abdel Wahab, head of the Egyptian delegation, the Cultural Development Fund, director Ismail Mokhtar, head of the theater’s artistic house, and a number of Arab ambassadors and representatives in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, at the Cultural Center Theater in Irbid, where she delivered The Jordanian Minister of Culture welcomed the audience, the delegation, and the Egyptian band.
The Jordanian Minister of Culture added that Egypt today celebrates civilization, history, art and creativity in Irbid, and we cherish this participation with the authenticity of the land of Kenana. radiation to the whole world.
On behalf of the artist, Dr. Enas Abdel Dayem, the Minister of Culture, the head of the Egyptian delegation and the head of the Egyptian Cultural Development Fund, Dr. Fathi Abdel Wahab, delivered a speech in which he conveyed the congratulations and greetings of the Minister of Culture and all the Egyptian intellectuals and artists who have ties of love and creativity with their Jordanian counterparts, and their wishes for the success of the selection events. Irbid, the Arab Capital of Culture for 2022, during which he valued the efforts of the Jordanian government and people for the good reception and hospitality.
Fathi Abdel Wahab said, "Egypt, the country of civilization, culture and creativity, came to support the Jordanian and Arab cultural scene at the same time, especially since the Jordanian and Egyptian relations are not a product of the moment. The cultural protocols between the two countries constituted a qualitative leap in the cultural issue." He indicated that the Egyptian cultural days came to celebrate Irbid, the Arab capital. For culture, which is full of culture and art, because the continuity of cultural movement and its exchange between the two countries places the Arab recipient within a new cultural horizon of knowledge that allows access to everything new in the culture between the two brotherly countries, affecting and affected by them at the same time.
The activities of the ceremony included the opening of an exhibition of plastic paintings by plastic artist Mohamed Debaja, which was inaugurated by the Secretary-General of the Ministry of Culture, Hazza Al-Barari, in the exhibition hall of the Cultural Center, and the opening of an exhibition by the pioneer of Arabic calligraphy, Khudair Al-Borsaidi, which included many paintings that illustrated the aesthetics and arts of Arabic calligraphy, and an exhibition of handicrafts. Egyptian heritage.
In addition to an artistic celebration that included works by the symbols of Egyptian singing, during which the Alexandria Opera Band for Arab Music and Singing starred, led by Maestro Ihab Abdel Hamid, and included a group of tarab songs that won the audience’s approval. During which she presented a group of dance paintings from the Egyptian folklore that crossed the regions and governorates of Egypt.
The Jordanian Minister of Culture, Haifa Al-Najjar, was keen to honor the members of the Egyptian delegation and hand them the memorial shield to the city of Irbid in appreciation of their participation in the events.
It is noteworthy that the Egyptian cultural week in Irbid includes many cultural events, including intellectual and literary seminars for writer Salwa Bakr - Dr. Duha Mostafa Assi - Dr. Khairy Mohamed Doma - and novelist Mounir Otaiba, in addition to a unique monodrama theatrical show produced by the artistic house of the theater of the cultural production sector.
Tue, Jul. 5, 2022
