Egyptians against Religious Discrimination and Al Mawred Al Thaqafy (Cultural Resource) are co-hosting an “Egypt for all Egyptians” festival at El Geneina Theater in Al Azhar Park on Friday, October 29.
Festivities are scheduled to begin at noon and continue until 9 p.m. Listed activities include art workshops for children, a puppet theater, a photograph and cartoon exhibition, book exhibitions, and more. (Thanks to Dar Merit for sending out the link.)
Organizers are still looking for ideas; visit the event’s Facebook page for more information.
Re. organizers looking for ideas: how about a cooking class for kids, and possible segue into a kids’ Arabic cookbook, done with a view to not only preserving history and tradition but also to being clear about real food vs. industrial food, and other issues of agricultural sustainability and justice. I would suggest that, wouldn’t I?
Can you fly out and lead a session? I’ve lost the Cairo “Slow Food” guy’s phone number! Been looking for it for months. Of course I can’t remember his name, either.