Moustafa El-Feki, Director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina inaugurated the exhibition “Mohamed Hassanein Heikal … A Life Journey”; as part of the BA's ongoing projects to document the heritage of Egyptian Icons.
El-Feki said that the library received important donation from the Heikal family, as his personal library was moved to the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, after a team from the library helped place books and the library as it is in his apartment in Dokki: to inaugurate the first documentary exhibition for Heikal.
He added that the exhibition includes a set of the most important personal papers, including his birth certificate, family card, a certificate of completion of primary education, a photocopy of his handwritten will, and a set of his diplomatic and personal passports.
The exhibition includes a group of the renowned journalist’s personal belongings, such as his wristwatch, his ring, and a set of his pens and badges, in addition to a number of his own portraits, and a group of press caricatures drawn by the most prominent cartoonists for him.
It contains an important collection of the Heikal’s possessions, including of a number of rare historical maps of Egypt, some historical documents written in the handwriting of the late President “Gamal Abdel Nasser,” a number of drafts of “Heikal” books, and his popular columns in “Al-Ahram” newspaper, in his own handwriting, in addition to a number of historic daggers.
On the exhibition's shelves there are about 4,000 books that include his publications in various editions, and other books ranging from the fields of literature, heritage, politics, economics, and arts.
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