Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El Sisi attended on Sunday the “Able to differ” celebration dedicated to children with special needs at Al Manara International Conference Centre in New Cairo.
The ceremony began with recitation of verses of Holy Qur’an by child Ahmed Tamer whom the President had spoken to in a television interview run by journalist Sherif Amer.
Impressed by his memorization of the entire holy Qur’an at this young age, the President invited the child to recite verses of Qur’an at the first official celebration to come.
The ceremony coincides with the International Day of Disabled Persons which the UN has been celebrating since 1992 to drum up support for this segment of society to ensure their rights and raise public awareness on the importance of merging them into political, economic and cultural life.
Inas El Gebali, an athletic and weightlifting star and the first female of short stature to become a weightlifter, welcomed President Sisi saying “Despite the tough circumstances overwhelming the whole world due to coronavirus, we are still strong as Egypt has carried out several projects and our dreams are being crystallized.”
The attendees watched a documentary film under the title of “Able to differ” on the activities of the people with special needs and their co-operation with each other to counter fear and defeat challenges.
The film shed light on the president’s interest in supporting the persons with special needs who have their impact on the society. It also showed how the development of their skills opened the road for defeating all despair and inspiring hope for all of them.
Source: The Egyptian Gazette
