Under the foot of the pyramids and in front of Zafaran Palace... Ain Shams University choir sings a song for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics

Amid expectations of gaining 4 billion views around the world, the Chinese Central Television broadcast the collective song implemented by the Ain Shams University choir team, "The Spirit of the East" in Arabic and English in cooperation with their counterparts from the students of the Nanjing Chinese Academy of Arts, which was broadcast during the celebrations of the People's Republic of China in the Winter Games. The Chinese capital, Beijing.

Maestro Mahmoud Mohsen said that preparations for the preparation of this song began in November of last year, when he collaborated with Prof. Dr. Moataz Metwally, Professor of Music Composition at the Higher Institute of Arabic Music, in composing and distributing the lyrics of the song composed by the Egyptian poet Ahmed Hassan Raoul, one of the sons of Ain Shams University.

He confirmed that the preparations took nearly three months, and 150 members of the Orient Spirit Choir participated in this global artistic work.

Shera Aboul Fotouh, director of the group and responsible for public relations in the choir, explained that the choir of Ain Shams University achieved in a short period of time many successive successes that left imprints of which we are proud of in all local and international forums, pointing out that the starting point was since they were hosted in the "With You" program for the media Mona El-Shazly. After the successes they achieved inside the university and the continuous support of the university administration for them under the auspices of Prof. Dr. Mahmoud El-Metini, President of the University, and Prof. Dr. Abdel Fattah Saoud, Vice President for Education and Student Affairs.

She added that this station was followed by their participation in the celebrations of the Commanders and Staff College, and then the big surprise for them was when they were officially assigned by the Presidency of the Republic to participate in the closing ceremony of the World Youth Forum in front of His Excellency the President of the Republic.

Maestro Mahmoud Mohsen said that over the past months there has been constant communication with the Chinese side through the university administration and the Chinese embassy, ​​stressing that this experience is a real step in their dream towards globalization, in addition to their participation in the conclusion of the World Youth Forum and their presentation of a song to humanity in front of hundreds of different nationalities from all over the world.

Shira Aboul Fotouh said that the ambition of the Ain Shams University choir team is to sing in all archaeological sites and fields in all capitals of the world, such as the Champs Elysees, Venice and others, and to reach their voices to millions of people with a message that carries love, goodness, peace and fraternity.