Abdel Dayem: Sohag is a country of dreams, culture and arts ,it reflects the state's interest in the South

Believing in the role of culture and the importance of creativity in developing awareness and developing  society, Dr. Inas Abdel Dayem, Minister of Culture, announced the launch of Sohag project ”  Sohag -The Country of Dreams, Culture And Arts” aiming at spreading enlightenment and intensifying literary and artistic activities in one of the most important governorates of Upper Egypt- villages and centers.

Abdel Dayem said that Sohag project reforms the map of Egyptian culture and it comes within the government's orientations to pay attention to the south. It implements the strategy of cultural justice and raising the enlightenment in various parts of the country based on the decentralization of activities. It is a model reflecting the unique Egyptian identity with its distinctive natural and human characteristics, stressing the diversity of activities included in the project to attract different age and social segments in the governorate.

For his part, Walid al-Darmalli, director and founder of the project,  said that he  was proud of belonging to Sohag governorate, which is a model of origionality throughout history, adding that the Minister of Culture has formed a committee to facilitate and follow-up the implementation of the project's activities, which last for four years and includes a number of creative people in various artistic and intellectual fields. He pointed out that the activities and events target the people of 11 villages and centers affiliated to the province.

It is worthy of note that  Sohag project “Sohag – the country of dreams, culture and arts “enriching the creative environment in the province and its centers through presenting various activities :- musical and folk evenings, poetry and literary seminars, cultural and artistic competitions, plastic and other workshops for environmental crafts and traditional industries, performances and film screening , theatrical festivals,  Youth initiatives to revive cultural heritage , programs for discovering talented children.