Head of the authority: The event will be the biggest and strongest publicity for tourism in the region, especially religious tourism
By Akram Medhat - Travel Yalla journalist
Sami Mahmoud, head of the Egyptian Tourism Promotion Authority, said the authority is preparing to take part in the international interfaith gathering celebration "Here We Pray Together" on December 9 in Saint Catherine, the holy land that brings together in one place the mosque, the church, the holy Burning Bush, Mount Moses and other sacred sites representing the three religions, in the presence of a number of ambassadors, senior officials and dignitaries. Artist Entessar Abdel Fattah, head of the Hewar Foundation for the Arts and Cultures of Peoples, will also take part.
Mahmoud stressed the importance of the celebration, given its great impact as the biggest publicity for boosting tourism in Saint Catherine, especially religious tourism, through the meeting of religions and cultures in an atmosphere of spirituality, tolerance and rapprochement among different nationalities, religions and denominations.
The celebration is scheduled to include a number of international and Egyptian troupes presenting a universal piece of music, chanting and hymns that brings together different religions and languages and raises, in one spirit, a prayer to the one God for peace, sending a message of love and peace from Egypt to all corners of the world.
