October 73 victory anniversary celebration to be held Oct. 28

CAIRO – 23 October 2018: Minister of Culture Inas Abdel Dayem will attend the grand ceremony of the anniversary of the glorious victory of October 1973. The ceremony is organized by the Academy of Arts under the chairmanship of Ashraf Zaki.

The celebration will be labelled “October: The Epic of the People”. Umm Kulthum Arabic Music Ensemble led by Maestro Medhat Abdel Samie is set to perform on Oct. 28 at 8 p.m. at the Academic Center for Culture and Art's Sayed Darwish Hall as part of the celebrations.

Zaky stated that the celebration of the great victory is being held under the technical supervision of Ashraf Heikal, dean of the Higher Institute of Arabic Music.

The ceremony emphasizes the role of the educational institutions represented in the Academy of Arts to support the Egyptians' identity, as well as their spirit of belonging and pride.

The celebration aims to instill and strengthen the national culture within the hearts of students by raising their awareness of their country’s history and heritage.

It is worth noting that Yehya Iraqi is expected to perform the song “Al-Dawar” composed by Ahmed Sedqi, in addition to a selection of the national works.