Mohammed Shaban
Published on: Wednesday, October 18, 2023 – 9:02 AM | Last updated: Wednesday, October 18, 2023 – 9:02 AM
Art critic Tariq El-Shenawy described the decision of the Minister of Culture, Nevin Al-Kilani; Regarding the postponement of the 32nd session of the Arab Music Festival, which was scheduled to start on the 24th of this month; As a result of the tense situation in the region; It is “the worst solution,” likening it to a divorce decision as a bad legal solution.
He said during television statements on the “Heliopolis” program broadcast on the “ETC” screen on Tuesday evening, that the correct decision is to hold the festival, pointing out at the same time that the sixth session of the El Gouna Festival will be held on its new date with certainty during the 27th of this October after… The final postponement decision.
He added that the next edition of the Tour Festival may not witness the celebrations and noisy atmosphere that have become accustomed to over the past years, explaining that the festival will showcase various films of all kinds, comedic, social and other.
He explained that the festival will include displaying messages of sympathy with the brothers in the Gaza Strip during the opening ceremony, commenting: “We are against bloodshed, the killing of children in Gaza, and the assassination of a homeland.”
He pointed out that the occupying state exploits all artistic events to show its wrong messages to the world, explaining: “I was at the 2017 festival and saw the Israeli Minister of Culture wearing a dress with Jerusalem on it, to deliver her wrong message while our messages were all right.”
He called for holding an Arab Music Festival and presenting a paragraph during the opening period that shows the Egyptian position before the world in a political message in conjunction with the festival’s activities, saying: “I hope the postponement will not be long.”
