Prof. Hassan Al-Nomani, President of Sohag University, stated that in cooperation with the Ministry of Culture and Sohag Governorate, the university is preparing to implement the activities of the “Sohag, the Country of Culture and Arts” project, which aims to support talents and heritage crafts, and develop thought and cultural awareness for different ages in various arts, and is organized under the auspices of Dr. Nevine Al-Kilani, Minister of Culture, and Major General Tariq Al-Fiqi, Governor of Sohag.
The President of the University confirmed that in implementation of the directives of His Excellency President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi to nurture and embrace the talented in various fields, the project will be launched and implemented, which also includes the establishment of murals that tell the history of Sohag, in addition to activities for plastic art and restoration of rare heritage statues within the governorate, and the launch of the first book fair, and a forum for documenting the Crescent biography.
It is worth noting that the committee implementing and supervising the project, which was formed by Ministerial Resolution No. 457 of 2023 headed by the Minister of Culture, includes in its membership Dr. Hassan Al-Nomani, President of the University, and the heads of the Board of Directors of the General Authority for Culture Palaces, the General Book Authority and the Egyptian Opera House, in addition to the heads of the sectors of the Cultural Development Fund, and plastic arts, and the journalist Walid Al-Darmali, director and founder of the project, and the decision of the Minister of Culture included the formation of an executive committee from the Ministry of Culture, and Sohag Governorate headed by Dr. Muhammad Abdulhadi, Director General of the Governor’s Office Affairs.