Achievements

– Publishing a post about: “The Heritage of Koranic Schools in Egypt” from the Ancient Egyptian Antiquities page (Facebook) on the center’s official Facebook page on 28/9/2022.

– Publishing a newspaper article by Al-Ahram Gate electronic newspaper on the Center’s official Facebook page on 16/11/2022 about: “Extinct Heritage Children’s Games in Upper Egypt”.

– Publishing a newspaper article by Veto Gate electronic newspaper on the center’s official Facebook page on 16/11/2022 about: “The Heritage Game of Tahtib in Upper Egypt”.

– Publishing a newspaper article by Al-Youm Al-Sabea electronic newspaper on the center’s official Facebook page on 16/11/2022 about: “Heritage Games of Sijah, Hanjaliyya and Dhod for Children of Upper Egypt in Qena Governorate”.

– Publishing a newspaper article in the electronic newspaper Al-Masry Al-Youm on the center’s official Facebook page on 16/11/2022 about: “A Pharaonic art inherited by the Egyptians…”Tahtib”, the game of the knights of Upper Egypt”.

– Publishing a post on the center’s official Facebook page on 18/11/2022 about the traditional game of Shadd Ambib (Hajla) in the Kom Ombo Center in Aswan, the oldest game in Upper Egypt, and attempts to revive it again. The post was supported by a video titled “Let’s play Shadd Ambib” about this traditional game from the Aswani Diaries channel on YouTube, which was made by a group of heritage lovers from the people of the villages of Kom Ombo Center.

– Publishing a post about: “The Coptic Museum” from the In the street (Facebook) page on the center’s official Facebook page on 18/11/2022.

– Publishing a post about: “The story of building Cairo… the ancient city” from the “In the street” (Facebook) page on the center’s official Facebook page on 18/11/2022.

– Publishing an article about the traditional folklore game of Shadd Ambib or Al-Hajla in Kom Ombo, on the center’s official Facebook page on 2/12/2022. The article was prepared by Mr. Mohamed Al-Badri, a researcher in folklore from the people of West Kom Ombo.

– The video of the first part of the TV interview with the director of the center (Dr. Radwan Abdel Rady dated 21/2/2023) was published on the center’s official Facebook page on 23/2/2023 from the South Street program on Channel 8 – Egyptian TV on YouTube.

The meeting was to discuss the tasks and activities of the Aswan Civilization and Heritage Center at the university and intangible heritage in general and Aswan heritage in particular, and Aswan Governorate’s preparations to celebrate the sun’s alignment with the face of King Ramses II at his great temple in Abu Simbel, and the popular heritage celebrations accompanying this annual historical, tourist, and heritage event in Aswan.

– The video of the second part of the TV interview with the director of the center (Dr. Radwan Abdel Rady dated 21/2/2023) was published on the center’s official Facebook page on 23/2/2023 from the South Street program on Channel 8 – Egyptian TV on YouTube.

The meeting was to discuss the phenomenon of the sun’s rays falling on the face of King Ramses II in his great temple in Abu Simbel, Aswan, from a historical and scientific perspective.

– A newspaper article was published by the electronic newspaper Egypt News Now (Akhbar Misr Alan) on the center’s official Facebook page on 4/5/2023 about: “Coptic months in Egyptian folklore” prepared by Prof.Nadi Kamal Aziz – Director of the Quality Assurance Center at the university, and former Vice President of the University for Community Service and Environmental Development Affairs.

– An announcement was published about the virtual lecture of the center’s director (Dr. Radwan Abdel Rady on 5/6/2023) via Zoom entitled: “The Art of the Aswan Upper Egyptian Heritage Palm (Reality and Hope)” on the center’s official Facebook page on 2/5/2023.

This is part of the activities and celebrations of Heritage Month on the occasion of the World Heritage Day from 18/4 to 18/5/2023, organized and prepared by the Union of Arab Creators CUA in Cairo – the Forum of Specialized Arab Unions – the League of Arab States (a consultative member of the United Nations), in cooperation with the Aswan Civilization and Heritage Center at the University. The meeting was moderated from Dubai by Dr. Essam El-Nagdy – Head of the Cultural Heritage and Museums Sector at the Union. The lecture was prepared and presented by Dr. Radwan Abdel-Razi Sayed – Director of the Center.

– An announcement was published about a virtual lecture via Zoom entitled: “Methodology in the Art of Alnamim ” on May 16, 2023 on the center’s official Facebook page on 16/5/2023.

This is within the activities and celebrations of the Heritage Month on the occasion of World Heritage Day from 18/4 to18/5/2023, organized and prepared by the Union of Arab Creators CUA in Cairo – the Forum of Specialized Arab Unions – the League of Arab States (a consultative member of the United Nations), in cooperation with the Aswan Civilization and Heritage Center at the University. The meeting was moderated from Dubai by Dr. Essam El-Nagdy – Head of the Cultural Heritage and Museums Sector at the Union. The lecture was prepared and presented by the poet Hajj Hassan Abdel Rahman Hassan – a poet and Alnamim narrator from Aswan Governorate, a founding member of the Bedouin Literature and Alnamim Club in Kalabsha, Aswan, and the club’s president for the 2021/2022 session, and the author of the collection “Durar Al-Namim” published under the umbrella of the General Authority for Cultural Palaces – the Egyptian Ministry of Culture.

– Attendance of Director of the Center (Dr. Radwan Abdel Rady) to the virtual lecture via Zoom: “Using digital transformation in the restoration and maintenance of mural inscriptions and how to apply this in antiquities restoration laboratories”. This is part of the activities and celebrations of Heritage Month on the occasion of World Heritage Day from 18/4-18/5/2023, organized and prepared by the Union of Arab Creators CUA in Cairo – Forum of Specialized Arab Unions – League of Arab States (Consultative Member of the United Nations). The meeting was moderated from Dubai by Dr.Essam El-Najdi – Head of the Cultural Heritage and Museums Sector at the Union. The lecture was prepared and presented by Prof. Muwaffaq Jawad Al-Taie – From Iraq, an academic in the field of architecture, and a researcher in the field of heritage

– Attendance of the Director of the Center (Dr. Radwan Abdel Rady) at the virtual lecture via Zoom: “Heritage Project Management Using the Agile Method” on 5/11/2023. It’s organized and prepared by the Sharjah Institute for Heritage (Member of the International UNESCO Authority), Government of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

– Attendance of Director of the Center (Dr. Radwan Abdel Rady) at the virtual lecture via Zoom: “The Relationship of Ancient Egyptian Antiquities to the Biological Environment” on 7/10/2023. Organized and prepared by the Sharjah Archaeology Authority – Government of Sharjah – United Arab Emirates.

– Attendance of Director of the Center (Dr. Radwan Abdul-Razi) at the virtual lecture via Zoom: “A Tour of the Museums of Iraq” – as part of the series (Museums of the Arab World) on 7/12/2023. Organized and prepared by the Arab Council of Museums (ICOM Arab).
– An article was written on the center’s page on Saturday 15/7/2023 about the visit of our master Sheikh Ahmed Abdel Hafeez, Sheikh of the Khalwatiyya Order, to Nag Hammadi – Qena Governorate on Thursday 13/7/2023 to the saints, sheikhs, and squares of the city of Edfu and to his beloved and disciples there, where the Sheikh and the accompanying delegation stayed for three days during which the Sheikh and his disciples held Sufi dhikr sessions, which is part of the Sufi heritage rooted in Upper Egypt in general and in the city of Edfu and Aswan Governorate in particular.

From the Sufi heritage in Upper Egypt:

On the occasion of the visit of Sheikh Ahmed Abdel Hafeez, Sheikh of The Khalwati method Order in Nag Hammadi – Qena Governorate, to the city of Edfu.

The Sheikh stayed in Edfu for three days, during which he held Sufi remembrance and presence councils, delivered sermons and sermons, and visited the squares and shrines of the deceased and living saints in the company of his students, loved ones and disciples.

Dr. Radwan Abdel Rady – Director of the Center attended the The dhikr (remembrance) sessions of the Khalwatiyya Order in Nag Hammadi, which was held on Thursday and Friday night in the city of Edfu with the Sheikh’s loved ones, followers and students who came after him from Qena, Sohag, Aswan and their centers in the home of one of the Sheikh’s students, Professor Mustafa Al-Manmal in Edfu, in an atmosphere of intimacy, love and brotherhood.

The dhikr (remembrance) sessions are part of the Sufi heritage rooted in Upper Egypt in general and in the city of Edfu and Aswan in particular.

The Sufi nights include the following:

1- 1- The Tariqa Sheikh’s students, admirers, and supporters welcome him in luxury cars while saying Takbeer..

2- Hold in congregational prayer (Salat al-jama’ah) led by the Sheikh of the Tariqa.

3- Sitting in congregation in a spacious and equipped place, preferably open to the air so that it can accommodate the largest number of attendees and so that the largest number of houses neighboring the  dhikr (remembrance) council can listen, as the residents are very happy and look forward to these councils.

4- Providing water and drinks to the Sheikh and his companions who are coming from the trip.

5- An agreement session between the Sheikh and his followers to organize dhikr (remembrance) sessions in the evening and its various sections.

6- The Sheikh rests, has lunch and takes a nap.

7- Asr prayer in a group led by the Sheikh, and they may pray shortened if the Sheikh comes from a place far from the place he recently arrived.

8- Visit some of the shrines and courtyards of the saints in the city of Edfu, accompanied by the Sheikh and his disciples.

9- Maghrib prayer in a group led by the Sheikh of the Tariqa.

10- Heading to the place of remembrance and preparing for the evening remembrance council after the Isha prayer in a group led by the Sheikh of the Tariqa and those who came from the family, loved ones and disciples to attend the remembrance council.

11- Starting the remembrance council according to the Khalwatiyya method on the roof of the house of one of the Sheikh’s followers and students, and hanging lights and loudspeakers.

12- Organizing the remembrance council where the Sheikh of the Tariqa sits on a high couch and on his right and left, while he is at the beginning of the rows, in the middle are two long rows of sitting dhikrs, and behind them are other rows of the Sheikh’s loved ones, disciples and students. The first two rows to the left and right of the Sheikh are the oldest students, followers, lovers and disciples of the Sheikh, as they have great knowledge of the system of these nights and the management of the dhikr session professionally and without errors.

13- The dhikr (remembrance)session begins with the Sheikh giving permission to start the session, and the Sheikh begins the council with the Basmala and praise of Allah Almighty and prayers and peace be upon our Master the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and his family and companions.

14- Beginning to recite the litanies of the Khalwatiyya method.

15- After finishing the recitation of the regular prayers of the method, the singers and eulogists present beautiful praise with sweet, melodious voices for the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and his family and companions, with the attendees repeating while sitting.

16- After that, the Sheikh indicates with his hand to stand to begin the remembrance in the standing position and he stands first, then the attendees line up in parallel rows so that the two middle rows are facing each other, then the remembrance begins with praise interspersed with the remembrance of There is no god but Allah and the beautiful names of Allah while standing with simple, calm swaying during the remembrance (the Khalwatiyya Presence) for about half an hour or less than an hour approximately.

17- Following that, the Sheikh sits and says, “May God forgive whoever sat.”

18- After that, the Sheikh gives a sermon, lesson or sermon about the importance of remembrance in the life of a Muslim and connecting with Allah Almighty and the importance of following the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and working with it, and the blessings and virtues of praying and sending peace upon the Messenger of Allah, and the virtue of the Household of the Prophet, their virtues, their company and following their good deeds.

19- At the end of the sermon, the Sheikh prays and recites the opening chapters for the Sheikhs, saints, the Household of the Prophet, the host of the house, the beloved, the disciples, the followers and the students of the Sheikh. As well as praying and reciting the opening chapters for Egypt and the entire Islamic nation for victory, goodness and guidance.
20- After that, the Sheikh gives permission to serve food to all attendees, which is the favorite and well-known dish on such occasions, which is “Fettah”, which is served in a large dish in which bread is mixed with dried Molokhia, rice and sauce, and pickles and sparrow tongue soup are served with it. Then the servants of the presence and the council pass by, which is a great honor and reward for them, by passing by the guests with cups of water while eating.

21- After eating, a large food tray filled with various types of fruits (mango, grapes, figs, apples) is brought in front of the Sheikh. The Sheikh’s son, his assistant, and his successor in the Sufi path cut it and prepare it for his father. Then the Sheikh gives permission to distribute the fruit to the attendees from his side, where the attendees take it and distribute it to each other as a blessing from the Sheikh and in optimism for goodness, provision, and blessings from Allah Almighty.
22- After that, cups of tea are distributed to the attendees.

23- The attendees then sit down while drinking tea to chat and talk about the family of the Prophet and the righteous saints of Allah and their virtues and miracles and the companions and sheikhs and get to know each other in an atmosphere of intimacy, love, harmony, and brotherhood in Allah and the brotherhood of Islam and the Sufi path with the Sheikh.

24- After that, the Sheikh rises from his seat announcing the beginning of the departure and the end of the meeting, and behind him are his students, followers, and disciples.

The Sheikh leaves the roof of the host’s house where the council was being held, to the street in front of the house, in the company of his friends, disciples and attendees, where private cars are waiting to take the Sheikh and his companions to the place of residence and overnight stay.

Director of the Center attended and documented this good and blessed meeting to learn about the heritage of the Sufi remembrance nights of the Khalwatiyya order on Thursday, July 13, 2023 in the city of Edfu.

May Allah benefit us with the love of our Master the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and the blessings and favor of his good and pure family and the righteous friends of Allah. O Allah, Amen, Lord of the Worlds.

On June 9, 2023, an article was published on the center’s website concerning smart, green, sustainable, and ecologically friendly heritage villages.

On 6/9/2023, an article was written on the center’s page about a lecture entitled “Al-Gamaleya District” presented by Prof. Gamal Abdel Rahim, Professor of Archaeology and Islamic Arts at the Faculty of Archaeology, Cairo University, on Sunday 10/9/2023 at 5:00 PM at the headquarters of the Egyptus Archaeological Foundation in cooperation with the Piller Centre for Scientific Research “Building 19/ Bab Al-Nasr/ Al-Gamaleya”, and attendance is free with a certificate.

– With the kind approval of His Excellency Prof.  Ayman Mahmoud Othman, President of the University. Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Aswan Civilization and Heritage Center at the University, the center participated in the second edition of the National Initiative for Smart Green Projects, which was launched by the Ministry of Local Development.

A proposal and request for participation were submitted, and the center’s project was selected in the first phase, which is to establish a smart, green, environmentally friendly heritage village, and attend the project interview on line in Aswan Governorate, but the project was not selected in the final phase.

On June 9, 2023, a notification was issued on the center’s page regarding this.

– On Monday, September 11, 2023, the center’s director, Dr. Radwan Abdel Rady, attended the second introduction session on the open request for funding for all sorts of arts and culture in Egypt, financed by the European Union and UNIC, held at the Nubian Museum in Aswan. The meeting ran from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. The meeting is for artists or individuals involved with an artistic and cultural institution who want further information about the open call funding. The European Union funds this program in collaboration with the Union of European Cultural Institutes in Egypt.

On 11/9/2023, the center’s page featured a post regarding this gathering.

On June 9, 2023, a notification was issued on the center’s page regarding this.

– Post on the center’s page on 9/11/2023, accompanied by a video from the Alexandria 1900 page on Facebook, which is an episode of the Autograph program presented by the media figure, Mr. Tarek Habib, about the international engineer and architect Hassan Fathy and his great efforts in preserving Egyptian and Arab heritage, harmonising with the surrounding nature, using natural environmental materials, and simple and low-cost designs.

-On 9/11/2023, a post was made on the center’s page about an event called “The Pearl of Alexandria Between Past and Present,” which was organised by the Greco-Roman Museum in collaboration with the Alexandria National Museum (Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities/Museums Sector) and took place on Sunday, September 10, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. in the hall of the Alexandria National Museum.

The event featured:

– Ms. Azza Khamis, Archaeological Curator at the Alexandria National Museum, conducted the inaugural session titled “The Birth Certificate of Alexandria”.

– Ms. Abeer Al-Saidi, Archaeological Curator at the Greco-Roman Museum, will offer the second session on “Treasures of Islamic Art in Alexandria”.

– The event ended with a guided tour of the museum, which highlighted more of Alexandria’s treasures. This event is part of a larger initiative to raise archaeological knowledge among young people about Alexandria’s ancient heritage.

– Submitting a request from the Director of the Centre, Dr. Radwan Abdel Rady, to His Excellency President of the University “Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Centre” to approve the Center’s participation in the program (Arab Alliances for Scientific Research and Innovation) through its project (Our Traditional Architecture is Our Path to Sustainable Construction: Developing the Use of Clay in the Arab Region), which is a joint Arab research heritage project  under the auspices and supervision of the Union of Arab Scientific Research Councils (research participation on the heritage of the city of Aswan in ancient heritage clay buildings.

* To keep up with the Center’s activities and news, please follow the Center’s page on Facebook by searching for the title (Aswan Civilization and Heritage (Center at Aswan University).

-Submitting a request to the university presidency to provide a headquarters for the center, and to provide it with the necessary equipment to carry out its various activities and works. As well as appointing the legal and financial auditor, opening an account for the center and approving it from the Ministry of Finance.

-A presentation was prepared about the center, its mission, vision, goal, nature of work, and its development strategy, and this presentation was explained to the Council of the Community Service and Environment Development Sector at the university.

-Three consecutive meetings of the Center were held under the chairmanship of His Excellency Prof. Ahmed Ghallab_ university President, and the Chairman of Board of Directors of the Center, and members of Board of Directors to discuss the work and activities of the Center and what it will provide to the Aswan community in the field of preserving and developing the original heritage of the governorate.

– The Director of the Center submitted a proposal to His Excellency the University President regarding the establishment of a website on the university’s electronic portal called: Aswan Civilization and Heritage to introduce the public to the heritage of Aswan Governorate, and marketing for cultural and heritage tourism in it, as well as the development of industries and heritage crafts. The website is being designed and launched after providing the necessary funds for its establishment, activation and maintenance.

– The Director of the Center submitted a proposal to His Excellency_ University president regarding starting a project to preserve and protect the archaeological heritage in the nearby archaeological sites From urbanization.

-Rehabilitation and development of heritage and historical buildings in Aswan as a source of national income, in cooperation between the faculties of law, Archaelogy, engineering and science at the university after providing the necessary funding for it, and addressing the concerned authorities with specialization and common interest for participation and technical and material support.

His Excellency preferred to transfer the proposal to the Council for Community Service and Environment Development for discussion and opinion.

-The Director of the Center, based on the approval of the President of the University, addressed the university’s faculties and departments, Academic staff, Employees and students, to form teams of volunteers to document Aswan’s intangible heritage, and activate related activities through field movements in villages and hamlets to study and document and marketing it.

THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE ASWAN HERITAGE AND CIVILIZATION CENTER 2020-2021 

Aswan University cares about assuming its responsibilities towards society in preserving the tangible and intangible of Aswan heritage, and in a strong response to the obstacles and problems it faces, and also working on good management, development and marketing of the elements of the diverse and distinct Aswan cultural heritage to benefit from them in activating non-traditional tourist patterns, and also work on Exploiting the cultural heritage in the governorate as an important and effective tool for sustainable development and the development of the local community culturally, socially and economically.

This is achieved through the following actions:

Documenting the natural, tangible and intangible cultural heritage of Aswan Governorate.

 * Good management of the heritage elements in the governorate and marketing for it with high efficiency.

 * Strengthening cultural and scientific links with other universities and scientific bodies at the local, Arab and international levels.

* Raising the level of cultural and heritage awareness for Aswan University students.

* Defining the elements of the distinguished and diverse cultural heritage of Aswan Governorate.

* Holding training and teaching courses in the field of cultural heritage to train target groups of university students or from outside, whether workers in the ministries of culture, antiquities, environment, tourism and other relevant bodies and common interest.

* Establishing a special library to collect all data and studies, ancient and modern on the Egyptian cultural heritage, and collect documents, manuscripts, archaeological, heritage and environmental research, and scientific books of Aswan civilization throughout the ages.

* Organizing local, regional and international cultural and heritage festivals and exhibitions on a regular basis.

 * Implementation of research projects aimed at documenting cultural heritage inside and outside Aswan.

* Holding an annual international conference in the field of cultural heritage.

* Concluding protocols and joint cooperation agreements with authorities, associations and institutions concerned with preserving the civilizational and cultural heritage locally, regionally and internationally.

First: annual conferences

The First Conference of Southern Upper Egypt Universities: (Luxor: 11-13 March 2019).

This conference brought together a large number of universities, including Aswan University, under the title “Towards a sustainable development map for southern Upper Egypt.”

Second: Concluding protocols and cooperation agreements with  Authorities, associations and institutions concerned with preserving the cultural heritage:

Concluding cooperation protocols with institutions interested in cultural heritage, whether inside or outside Egypt:

1-Egyptian Cultural Heritage Organisation (ECHO)

2- Center for Documentation of Cultural  and natural Heritage (CULTNAT) affiliated to the Alexandrina Library in the Smart Village, and the UNESCO office in Egypt, where the center can benefit financially and morally.

Working to cooperate with Arab and Islamic institutions specialized in heritage issues, such as organizations that sponsor culture and science in the Arab and Islamic world, such as:

1-Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISSESCo)

2- Arab Leage Educational, Cultural and scientific Organization  (Alesco)

3-Arab Regional Center for World Heritage (ARC-WH)

4-The Queen Rania Center for Cultural Heritage in Jordan.

Holding agreements and joint workshops with the departments of cultural heritage in foreign universities, those workshops that will be funded by international institutions in Egypt.

1-German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)

2- British Council

3-Aga Khan Education Foundation.

Third: The Intangible Heritage of Aswan Governorate: –

• The Center has made an inventory of the manifestations of the intangible cultural heritage:

1-Aswan Music Arts

2- The arts of folk dance or Aswan folklore

3- Aswan singing arts

4- Arts of storytelling

5- Art of Aswan perfume composition

6-Art of Aswan incense composition

7- Art of cosmetics composition from natural elements

8-Aswan various foods and drinks throughout the year or on different occasions

9- clothes and costumes of the people of Aswan, both men and women

10-Henna painting

11-Aswan customs and traditions in various occasions

12-Crafts and Handicrafts

13-Ornaments and adornments such as necklaces – bracelets – earrings – head ornaments – bags of wool and macrame threads – Ramadan lanterns – caps – keffiyehs – palm products: palm arjun – wicker – fiber – pottery – kilims – bedspreads).

Some of the other activities and achievements of the center:

1-The center organized many field visits and meetings with craftsmen and owners of traditional craft industries in the places where they manufacture and work these products.

2-Documenting and registering visits and meetings in several ways (photographing – video recording – transcribing and analyzing the owners of crafts – writing articles to make a textual description of these crafts).

3- The Center’s participation in the membership of a university committee to survey and study the distinctive productive features of traditional crafts, agriculture, trade and marketing in villages (haya Karima initiative). The activities of the committee were activated and implemented by organizing field visits to these villages.

4-The center’s participation in the membership of a committee at the university to develop the villages of Upper Egypt and achieve sustainable development in them.

5- making a channel for the center on YOUTUBE to broadcast the videos that it records during its visit and various activities.

6- The center, through multiple and repeated visits to the owners of traditional crafts, has identified the demands of these craftsmen in each craft separately and the problems they face in practicing the crafts and propose appropriate solutions to them.

7- The center made an integrated vision for the development of handicrafts and heritage industries in Upper Egypt and donated it to the office of the Governor of Aswan in 2021.

8-Holding training and teaching courses in the field of cultural heritage Short Courses for a period of 10-20 days to train target groups, whether from university students or from outside the local community or workers in the ministries of culture, antiquities and tourism, whereas the teaching will be done by specialized university professors in addition to experts in that field to teach these courses.

9-These courses and their content are marketed through the official correspondences of the ministries in addition to marketing them through social media, whereas the trainee will receive an accredited certificate from Aswan University in the training program, its content and duration.

10-Cooperating with Egyptian and foreign excavation missions that is working in Aswan to give introductory lectures on the latest archaeological discoveries in Aswan to university students, especially within the faculties of Archaelogy and tourism.

11-Working to help the local community in Aswan by trying to help the owners of crafts and heritage industries in Aswan, who suffer from the inability to purchase the raw material for the crafts industry, in addition to their inability to sell and market their crafts, whether internally or externally.

12-Participation strongly in the events related to the cultural heritage that take place in Aswan, such as the celebration of the Aswan Governorate National Day, the tourism festival, the Nubia celebrations, and the sun perpendicular to the Temple of Ramses II in Abu Simbel, where it is possible to participate in an organizational form for these festivals and to shed more media support.

13-Publication of the book (Nubian Decorations in Architecture and Wicker Dishes – Nubian Heritage in Aswan).

14-The Director of the Center gave a lecture on (Managing the Tangible Heritage) at the kind invitation of the Sharjah Antiquities Authority _ United Arab Emirates.

15-The Center’s participation in the opening of the annual heritage handicrafts exhibition, which was entitled “The Legacy of the Grandparents, the Legacy of the Grandchildren” at the invitation of Mr. Adel Monib _ Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Foundation to Protect Our Heritage.

16- Director of the Center gave a lecture entitled: (Besilkis: The Bench in Lower Nubia – A Look at the History and Archeology of the Site) in partnership with Prof. Khaled Ghareeb – Professor and Head of the Department of Greek and Roman Archeology at Faculty of Archeology _Cairo University_ within the activities of the monthly Greek and Roman Archeology Seminar For the Center for Papyrus Studies and Inscriptions – Ain Shams University _on Monday, 7 December 2020 online.

17-writing an article entitled (Nubian Habits: Ramadan Drinks and Food for the Nubians in Aswan) prepared by Professor /Ali Jenaidi – the employee at Faculty of Archeology and the Secretary of the Vice Dean for Community Service and Environment Development at the faculty.

18-Writing an article entitled (Nubian Habits: Safflower “Koshi”) prepared by Professor/ Ali Jenaidi – employee of Faculty of Archeology and Secretary of Vice Dean for Community Service and Environment Development at the faculty.

19-Writing an article entitled (Nubian Legacies and Customs) prepared by Professor/ Ali Jenaidi – the employee at Faculty of Archeology and Secretary of Vice Dean for Community Service and Environment Development at the faculty.

20-A meeting with craftsmen, exhibitors and owners of traditional handicraft products at the Tourist Market Exhibition 2022 (Youtube).

21-Using a simple manual machine to make a shawl or keffiyeh 2022.

22-Traditional handmade ornamental necklace products in Aswan made of colored beads in a crochet way.

23-Exhibition of traditional crafts in Aswan