After the offensive campaign of communication sites .. The Egyptian government seeks to close Atelier Cairo

Abdul Karim Salim - Cairo

66 years later, Cairo's Atelier became one of the most prominent cultural gatherings in Egypt, subject to suspension after the Ministry of Social Solidarity filed a lawsuit demanding its dissolution.

Intellectuals linked an intense and "dubious" campaign of tweets that began a few days ago with a mockery of the pioneers of cafes in downtown Cairo and a lawsuit filed by officials of the Ministry of Social Solidarity and Cairo Governorate at Cairo Atelier.

The Cairo Atelier was founded in 1953 by the plastic artist Mohamed Naji, as an association of Egyptians, foreign artists, writers and some lovers of fine arts.

Intellectuals promised what was going on in a general context aimed at controlling all areas of assembly and "anxiety" of the regime in central Cairo, as was done by controlling the syndicate of journalists. "Now it is the role of the intellectuals," some say.

A number of intellectuals and artists appealed to President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to intervene to stop the Cairo Ministry of Solidarity and Cairo's petition to resolve Atelier Cairo after the Atelier obtained a judicial ruling in favor of the Board of Directors after years of deliberation. Cultural and historical place.

The lawyer and jurist Amir Salem said that the crisis lies in Law No. 32 of 1964, which was the liquidation of civil work and private associations and institutions, to subject it fully to the control of the system and its security services.

He pointed out in his personal page on Facebook that the law of associations has been amended several times, but its articles have remained as they are to eliminate civil society, culture and art.

The Atelier board obtained a court order in favor of keeping it, after years of deliberation, but the Ministry of Solidarity continued its case.

On the other hand, sources in the Ministry of Solidarity said that the existence of the board of directors of the association is illegal because it did not call for elections for more than ten years, which called on the ministry to take legal action by dissolving it, in reference to what the Council is doing to overcome the law and blackmail the ministry legal procedures.