The Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) and the Egyptian Ministry of Culture announced the candidates whose works have been selected to participate in “Turathy” photography competition exhibition, which is part of the celebration of Cairo as Culture Capital in the Islamic World for 2022 and aims to encourage photographers from the Islamic world to creatively document buildings and heritage areas in both Cairo and other cities in the ICESCO Member States.

The candidates, whose works were selected to participate in the exhibition by the specialized jury, met at the headquarters of the National Organization for Urban Harmony in Cairo.

The participating works are divided into two categories, the first one on the heritage of Cairo, addressed to photographers and interested persons from the Arab Republic of Egypt, and the second one on the heritage of the cities of the Islamic world, addressed to photographers from other Member States of ICESCO. The selected candidates are as follows:

• The first category on the architectural and urban heritage of Cairo: 97 candidates, with 120 works in total, were selected to participate in the exhibition;
• The second category on the architectural and urban heritage of the cities of the Islamic world: 67 candidates, 115 works in total, were selected to participate in the exhibition.
  The names of the candidates selected to participate in the exhibition, as well as their nationalities, can be found on the social media pages of ICESCO and the National Organization for Urban Harmony.

The names of the winners of the competition will be announced, the prizes will be awarded and the exhibition of the works participating in the competition will be opened concurrently with the closing ceremony of the celebration of Cairo, Culture Capital in the Islamic World for 2022, the date of which will be determined later.