SDK 6 alImam alShafi’i

Spend the Day in al-Khalifa 6

For the sixth year in a row, the Athar Lina Initiative will celebrate the heritage of the al-Khalifa neighborhood through the annual tourism promotion event, Spend the Day in al-Khalifa, in collaboration with the Ministry of Antiquities and Cairo Governorate. The program activities will take place in the areas of al-Khalifa, Hattaba, and Zaynhum.

This year the Spend the Day in Khalifa program highlights certain projects by the Athar Lina Initiative such as the Conservation of Imam al-Shafi’i Dome funded by the Ambassadors Fund. The Dome will be temporarily open for visits to show the latest progress in the restoration project, on 8, 9, 15, 16 February, 2019.

On Thursday 14 February there is a guided tour with Maissa Mostafa which starts from Sayyeda Nafeesa, and ends at al-Imam al-Shafi’i. This is followed by a moving storytelling performance presented by Chirine El Ansary, who wrote it specially for this event, weaving the stories of the neighborhood with stories

Activities Program of 14th of February, first day of Spend the Day in al-Khalifa 6:

Al-Imam al-Shafi’i
1. City Tours | Markets and Squares
Thursday the 14th of February 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm
The tour starts from Rumaila Square to al-Sayyida Aysha market and ends at al-Imam al-Shafi’i. The tour aims to identify the history of markets and squares in one of Historic Cairo’s most important areas.
The walking tour is designed by Athar Lina Initiative in cooperation with the Department of Historical Cairo and the Ministry of Antiquities.
Tour Guide: Maisa Mostafa
Limited places available. Tour is available for only 30 people.
The walking tour is free of charge and will be conducted in Arabic.
Please register at this link: https://bit.ly/2CWgxOS

2. A Walking Storytelling performance
Thursday the 14th of February 4pm to5:30pm
A storytelling performance by Chirine El Ansary in which she will weave the story of the street with the tales of the community in a story written specifically for the Dome and the al-Imam al-Shafi’i.
Limited places are available. Performance is available only for 50 people.
The performance is free of charge and will be conducted in Arabic.
Please register at this link: https://bit.ly/2CWgxOS
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The activities location:
Al-Imam al-Shafi’I Dome.

About Athar Lina:
Athar Lina is a participatory conservation initiative to establish modalities of citizen participation in heritage conservation based on a vision of heritage as a resource not a burden. It has operated in al-Khalifa since 2012. The scope of its work includes conservation and rehabilitation, heritage education, and integrated development through crafts, tourism development and urban upgrading.
For more information: https://www.atharlina.com