Cairo Biography holds an exhibition for Umm Kulthum on her fiftieth anniversary

The Cairo Biography Initiative is launching a special exhibition to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the passing of the Star of the East, Umm Kulthum, on Sunday, February 2, at Beit El Senary in Cairo.

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Details of the celebration of Umm Kulthum The exhibition is scheduled to start at 4 pm, and includes old periodicals and magazines that dealt with the biography of Umm Kulthum, commemorative postage stamps, as well as coins and coins minted especially for her.

The exhibition will be followed by the “Night of Listening” event, with the historian of Egyptian musical heritage, Haitham Abu Zeid, who will talk about rare historical stations in the life of the Egyptian artist and will present and analyze rare pieces of hers.

About Cairo Biography Initiative It is worth noting that the “Cairo Biography” initiative celebrated its 4th anniversary during the “Cairo Archives” exhibition, which at the time included many different heritage items.

The celebration included several segments, including a segment by artist Mohamed Abdel Fattah, the storyteller and founder of the House of Tales, and the segment “Al-Aragoz Yahki” presented by the Egyptian Al-Aragoz troupe.

Writer and journalist Mona Abdel Wahab also participated and talked about her book “Old Things for Sale.”

It is worth noting that the Cairo Biography Initiative is an independent initiative that was founded in late 2020 by the historical researcher, Abdel Azim Fahmy, who graduated from the Faculty of Arts, Department of History. Cairo, its streets and alleys fascinated him, and he began telling its story during walks to connect people with the history of the city in which they live. Then, the initiative produced several documentaries under the title “From Its Prosperous Paths” that tell the stories of the city, its neighborhoods and alleys. The latest of these was the film “Majadheeb Al-Qarafa”, which tells the history of Cairo’s cemeteries and the diverse and rich Egyptian heritage they carry.

The initiative also participated in Cairo Urban Week, organized by the United Nations to preserve the heritage of cities, with four documentaries that were screened at Zawya Cinema in downtown Cairo: “Al-Rukbeya,” “Al-Helmeya,” “Darb Qormoz,” and “Mahrousa Ya Qahera.”

The film “Memory of Stone: Living Ruins in the Folds of the City” also participated in the third Cairo Short Film Festival, and the film “Crimson Path”, one of the films in the “From Its Prosperous Paths” series, also participated in the fourth Cairo International Short Film Festival in the documentary film competition.