The Ministry of Culture of Egypt is a
ministry
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responsible for maintaining and promoting the
culture of Egypt
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. The current minister is
Ines Abdel-Dayem, former chairperson of the
Cairo Opera and one of six women in the Egyptian Cabinet.
History and structure
Until 1958, the ministry of national guidance dealt with the cultural affairs.
The ministry was established by
President
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Gamal Abdel Nasser
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in 1958 under the name of the ministry of culture and national guidance.
The French model was adopted by the establishment.[
]
Subsidiaries
* Supreme Council of Culture
* The General Egyptian Book Authority
* National Library and Archives
* General Authority for Cultural Palaces
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* General Authority for Books and National archives
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( Dar elkotob )
* Cairo Opera House
The Cairo Opera House ( ar, دار الأوبرا المصرية, ''Dār el-Opera el-Masreyya''; literally "Egyptian Opera House"), part of Cairo's National Cultural Centre, is the main performing arts venue in the Egyptian capital. Home to mos ...
* General Authority of the National Agency for Urban Harmony
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* Egyptian Arts Academy
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* Department of Applied Arts
* The Fine Arts Sector
* Cultural Development Fund
* The Book and Publishing Commission
Events
The Ministry often sends delegations to participate in events. In 2015, the Ministry participated in events in Doha, Qatar
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. In November, 2018 the Ministry participated in the second annual Music Festival in Corsica.
Criticism
In January 2001, the Egyptian Ministry of Culture was criticized for withdrawing three novels of homoerotic
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poetry by the well-known 8th Century classical Arabic poet Abu Nuwas
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from circulation.
See also
* Cabinet of Egypt
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The government has a leading role in shaping the agenda of the houses ...
References
External links
The General Egyptian Book Authority official website
Egypt's Cabinet Database
1958 establishments in Egypt
Ministries established in 1958
Culture
Culture () is an umbrella term which encompasses the social behavior, institutions, and norms found in human societies, as well as the knowledge, beliefs, arts, laws, customs, capabilities, and habits of the individuals in these groups.Tyl ...
Egyptian culture
Egypt
Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediter ...
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