Cairo Meets All Standards Set by ISESCO: Al-Ghayati

Dr. Naguib Al-Ghayati, Director of Culture at the Islamic World Organization for Education, Science, and Culture (ISESCO) affirmed that the organization is located in Rabat city, Morocco.

"Actually with 54 member states, ISESCO is one of the largest international Islamic organizations which is specialized in the fields of education, science, and culture," Al-Ghayati noted in an exclusive interview to "Sabah ElBalad" program, aired on "Sada El Balad" TV channel.

He added that ISESCO was founded in 1983, stressing that it has great achievements.

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The ISESCO official pointed out that the city of Cairo meets all the standards set by the entity to choose the capital of the Islamic world.

Moreover, he affirmed that Cairo is a city of civilization and culture and has a remarkable history; it has embraced different cultures and civilizations.

In addition, Al-Ghayati added that Cairo enjoys many historic landmarks and ancient scientific institutions.

It is worth mentioning that, ISESCO had chosen Cairo as the capital of Islamic culture 2020 to assume the title as the successor to the Tunisian capital, which held the title during 2019.

Mecca won the first title in 2005. Then, the Islamic cities traded the title and respectively moved to Aleppo (Syria), Fez (Morocco), Alexandria (Egypt), Kairouan (Tunisia), Tarim (Yemen), Tlemcen (Algeria), Najaf (Iraq), Medina (Saudi Arabia), Sharjah (UAE), Nizwa (Sultanate of Oman), Kuwait (Kuwait), Oman (Jordan), Manama (Bahrain), Tunis (Tunisia), reaching Cairo in 2020.

ISESCO also named the Uzbek capital Bukhari the Capital of Islamic Culture in the Asian region and Bamako of Mali in the African region.