
Egypt launches cultural agenda to celebrate Cairo being a capital of Islamic world
The celebrations will start on 10 April at the northern Cairo Wall and will include 149 cultural and artistic activities and workshops for heritage crafts.
The celebrations will start on 10 April at the northern Cairo Wall and will include 149 cultural and artistic activities and workshops for heritage crafts.
In the heart of Old Cairo, near the Al-Fakhareen district and where Egypt’s most authentic handicrafts are showcased to people in Souk Al-Fustat, lies one of the biggest mosques in Egypt and the one with the most important history to tell. Built in AH21 (AD642), the old mosque, or Amr ibn al-Aas Mosque, was the …