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Cairo Governor receives ICESCO Director-General
13 April 2022
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Cairo Governor Khaled Abdel Aal received Wednesday the Director-General of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) Dr. Salem ben Mohammad El-Malek and his accompanying delegation at his office in the Cairo governorate.

 

The meeting discussed means of cooperation and how to benefit from choosing Cairo as the capital of culture in the Islamic world for 2022 to familiarize young people with Cairo’s rich heritage and treasures. They also discussed ways to promote this idea so that each citizen in Cairo would know that his city has become the capital of culture and heritage in the Islamic world.    

 

Moreover, Abdel Aal and Dr. Salem El-Malek talked about establishing in Cairo a model for the International Museum of the Prophet Mohammad biography located in Al-Madinah Al-Munawara, Saudi Arabia.  

 

For his part, Abdel Aal expressed his happiness for meeting the Director-General of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO)​ at the Cairo governorate, commending his efforts to serve ICESCO's objectives since assuming office.

 

Abdel Aal also said that choosing Cairo as the Islamic culture capital reflects Egyptian civilization greatness and Cairo’s rich heritage and abundant monuments.

 

For his part, Dr. Salem El-Malek asserted that Cairo has many cultural components and a historical legacy throughout history, which is every citizen’s pride.

 

Furthermore, Dr. Salem El-Malek expressed his happiness for selecting Cairo as the capital of culture in the Islamic world and pointed out that there would be a coordination between the ICESCO and the Cairo governorate in organizing the celebration of selecting Cairo as the capital of culture.

 

At the end of the meeting, Abdel Aal and El-Malek exchanged shields of the Cairo governorate and the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.

 

Source: Media Department, Cairo Governorate