Egypt’s Al Nour Wal Amal orchestra to perform at Cairo Opera House on September 17

CAIRO - 6 September 2021: The internationally-recognized blind women-only orchestra titled “Al Nour Wal Amal” (Light and Hope) will perform at Cairo Opera House on September 17.

In 2018 Al Nour Wal Amal performed in the Mother’s day ceremony, attended by President Abdel Fatah al Sisi on Wednesday. 

After the end of their performance, President Sisi gave a standing ovation to the orchestra, which is currently led by old-stager maestro Mohamed Saad Basha. 



"You are bringing us a tremendous amount of joy and happiness, giving us a message of hope; we take pride in you all,” Sisi said while addressing the 45-member orchestra. 

A number of ministers and senior senior officials were in attendance.

The group, which was named after the association of Al Nour wal Amal, has performed in more than 25 countries around the world and is hailed as the world’s first, and largest, visually impaired women- only band. 

Mother's Day is celebrated in Egypt on March 21 every year, as in much of the Arab World.