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- Competition For Unesco Heats Up
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref) Culture Minister Farouk Hosni, Egypt's candidate for the post of UNESCO's director- general, was in the spotlight last week as his campaign for the post came under scrutiny in foreign and Egyptian newspapers. Days...
- Farouk Hosni Nomination For Unesco
Xinhuanet The Egyptian Culture Minister Farouq Hosni is expected to win the elections for the post of next director general of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as he is backed by enough countries, Hosam Nassar,...
- Farouk Hosni Remarks May Harm Unesco Hopes
Al Ahram Weekly How far will the campaign led by Israel succeed in preventing Farouk Hosni from becoming UNESCO's president, Nevine El-Aref asks Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni is no stranger to criticism. For over 20 years he has been among the...
- Unesco Award For Farouk Hosni
Egypt State Information Service On the sidelines of the opening of Cairo International Film Festival yesterday 28/11/2007, The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) granted Culture Minister Farouk Hosni the Gold Medal...
- No Farouk Hosni For Director General Of Unesco
Mr Hosni has said amongst other things that he would personally burn all Israeli books in Egyptian libraries and as a result he is an inappropriate choice to represent the preservation of world heritage which whether Mr. Hosni likes it or not includes...
Egypt
German panel opposed to Egyptian minister as UNESCO head
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Germany's main cultural organization expressed concern on Monday that Egypt's long-serving minister of culture could soon become the new head of UNESCO. "The election of Farouk Hosni as director-general of UNESCO would be a grave mistake," said Olaf Zimmermann, chief executive of the German Council of Culture.
Hosni, who has been culture minister since 1987, has banned Israeli films from international film festivals in Cairo and declared that he "would burn Israeli books in Egyptian libraries" if he could.
He is the main contender to succeed Japan's Koichiro Matsuura, who bows out as head of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization later this year. The deadline for nominating candidates to succeed him expires at the end of May.
See the above page for the full story.
- Competition For Unesco Heats Up
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref) Culture Minister Farouk Hosni, Egypt's candidate for the post of UNESCO's director- general, was in the spotlight last week as his campaign for the post came under scrutiny in foreign and Egyptian newspapers. Days...
- Farouk Hosni Nomination For Unesco
Xinhuanet The Egyptian Culture Minister Farouq Hosni is expected to win the elections for the post of next director general of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as he is backed by enough countries, Hosam Nassar,...
- Farouk Hosni Remarks May Harm Unesco Hopes
Al Ahram Weekly How far will the campaign led by Israel succeed in preventing Farouk Hosni from becoming UNESCO's president, Nevine El-Aref asks Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni is no stranger to criticism. For over 20 years he has been among the...
- Unesco Award For Farouk Hosni
Egypt State Information Service On the sidelines of the opening of Cairo International Film Festival yesterday 28/11/2007, The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) granted Culture Minister Farouk Hosni the Gold Medal...
- No Farouk Hosni For Director General Of Unesco
Mr Hosni has said amongst other things that he would personally burn all Israeli books in Egyptian libraries and as a result he is an inappropriate choice to represent the preservation of world heritage which whether Mr. Hosni likes it or not includes...