"Our Uncle .. Salah Jahin" Exhibition Celebrating Egyptian Cartoonist in Cairo

افتتاح معرض كاريكاتير "عمنا .. صلاح جاهين” بالهناجر

Egypt celebrates the distinguished cartoonist and poet and cultural icon Salah Jahin by holding a caricature exhibition called "Our Uncle .. Salah Jahin", which will then move to Rome, exhibition is part of the initiative the Ministry of Culture launched to honour Salah Jahin and celebrate him as a poet and artist and a national icon who creatively portrayed Egypt during a challenging era.

"Our Uncle .. Salah Jahin" Exhibition Celebrating Egyptian Cartoonist in Cairo

The exhibition was opened by Ambassador of Netherlands to Egypt Peter Mollema, Advisor to the Minister of Culture Amir Tadros, President of the Egyptian Caricature Association Mostafa Elshekh, Artist Samia Jahin, and the secretary general of the Egyptian Caricature Association Fawzy Morsy, in the presence of a group of caricature artists and visual artists, and a number of journalists and media professionals, and the audience.

Fawzy Morsy, the secretary general of the Egyptian Caricature Society, told that the exhibition features 32 original drawings by Salah Jahin, displayed for the first time as part of Egypt's artistic heritage, and nearly 60 caricature portraits by 52 artists worldwide.

The Our Uncle Salah Jahin exhibition is part of a series of events organized by the Ministry of Culture to honour Egypt’s creative icons, shedding light on their artistic and cultural contributions and their role in enriching Egyptian identity. This event follows last month’s tribute to the legendary filmmaker Shadi Abdel Salam through the event Shadi’s Day…Celebrating Egyptian Identity.