18 - 24 October 2001
Issue No.556
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Al-Ahram Weekly Online 18 - 24 October 2001 Issue No.556 |
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Roussos is coming to us this time after completing his tour in Lebanon where his several concerts at Beit Eldeen Palace drew enthusiastic crowds. He will be accompanied by his band composed of seven musicians. |
It was exhilarating to participate in celebrations marking the occasion of the 52nd anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. I thoroughly enjoyed the event. The new tall and dashing Chinese Ambassador Liu Xiaoming, and his exquisitely beautiful and gracious wife, officiated over the festivities. The food was simply divine once again corroborating the fact that the grand tradition of the Imperial Mandarin cuisine of the Middle Kingdom is unequalled and has survived the ravishes of the Cultural Revolution. I noted with pride and joy the warm friendship between the Chinese hosts and their Egyptian guests which confirms the long-standing traditional solidarity between Egypt and its great and old friend China. Among the distinguished guests were several ministers including the Minister of Agriculture Youssef Wali and Minister of Tourism Mamdouh El- Beltagi
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At the American University in Cairo's Sony Gallery, a photography exhibition on "El-Minya: A Cradle of Egyptian Spirituality" by the official photographer of the Ministry of Information Ahmed El- Maghraby will be on show from 22 October until 8 November. The exhibition will comprise thirty six of his colour photographs of the sites and people of Minya. Of course dears I do not need to remind you that Minya is a city blessed with a rich spiritual heritage and great natural beauty. Antiquities of the Pharaonic, Greco-Roman, Coptic, Islamic civilisations are to be found all over the place. El-Ashmunin, Tuna Al-Gabal, the Virgin Mary's Monastery, Zawiyet El- Mayitin and the mosques of El-Amrawy and Ubada Ibn El-Samet are but a few of the sites that are highly recommended. But if you feel that you prefer to stay around Cairo, then the next best thing of course is to the Sony Gallery |
An exhibition titled, "The Intifada in the Eyes of Artists" was inaugurated by Al- Ahram Editor-in-Chief, Chairman of the board and head of the Arab Journalists Federation Ibrahim Nafie and the federation secretary- general, Salaheddin Hafez at the federation headquarters in Cairo. The exhibition comprised works by several artists: Ahmed Nawwar, Hassan Osman, Mohammed El- 'Alawi, Ibrahim Abdel- Malak, Gihan Ref'at, Nagwa El-Ashri and Refqi El- Razaz. A film on the Palestinian Intifada was screened after the inauguration that was followed by the meeting of the general secretariat of Arab journalists attended by delegations from 17 Arab press syndicates.
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Haytham Nassar, the Nile Hilton young and dynamic director of Business Development recently celebrated his wedding to the charming Samar Said. Samar who holds an MA degree in Human Resources and Development from Bristol University is now working on a USAID project in Cairo. The happy couple celebrated the event with an elegant dinner reception at the Alf Leila ballroom where the Hilton management team joined family and friends in the joyful celebration.
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Renowned photographer Mohamed Hegazi and his lovely bride accountant Iman Hilal celebrated their wedding at the Ramsis ballroom of the Ramsis Hilton amid family, friends, many stars of the silver screen and celebrities of the artistic world. Among the guests most noticed were superstar Adel Imam and famous actress Mervat Amin
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Darlings I just found out that my dear friend Egyptian engineer Fady Khalil was married recently to a lovely Armenian girl, Alice, in California. How more international can you get!
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What an event! After long years of absence, the world famous Greek singer Demis Roussos will feature in two concerts on 18 and 19 October at the Cairo Opera House's main hall. Under the patronage of Mrs Suzanne Mubarak, one of the concert's cachet will be allocated for a women charity association and the other will be divided between the Greek Hospital in Cairo and the ministries of environment and higher education. A press conference was held at the Cairo Opera House and attended by the concerts sponsors the Greek good will ambassador for the UN Food Administration Mero Kececioglu, manager of the National Greek Bank Mohsen Ayyad and head of the Businesswomen Association for Development Hoda Yassa, along with the artistic supervisor of the Opera Ballet Company Abdel-Moneim Kamel and the media officer of the opera house Mohammed Hosni.
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