Journalism`s students of Ahram Canadian University were in Midan El Ataba. They went in a tour to get some shots for Al Ataba and streets around it.
On the 24th April, Journalism mass communication`s students went to Al Ataba as they assigned to get some footage for their course photo journalism. The number of the students was around 12 student, they asked to shot people, buildings, streets and the life in Ataba in the morning. Al Ataba is one of the main areas in Cairo, is the commercial center for many kinds of trade goods. They reach the place at 9:00 am and they started to shot it.
Then they took photos for what remains from the national theatre after the fire had broken out in a huge area inside it on 2008. The fire caught in the Great hall of the largest and oldest theatre in Egypt which leads to collapse the main dome of theatre and burn the content of theatre.
The first building they met building called “Tiring”.it is situated in the extension of Midan EL Ataba . Tiring department store owned by Victor tiring. He chose ataba square as it was a commercial place. And it was famous street that connect the old Cairo and the new Cairo. The building was completed in 1913 and become the first selling floor shop of its kind in Cairo.
The building attracted the students.it designed in an excellent geometric way. It was hard on students to take footage for the high buildings but they tried and took some photos for the whole building. Also they meet another two buildings like sednaoui department store and Omar Afandi department store. Those buildings designed in an intelligent geometric way. They were the famous department stores. The students took footage for them.
“It is a store has an old history in the place, the original owner is victor tiring” one of the sellers that has a shop in front of the building said.
Moheb Gamil one of the student said “the buildings attracted me but it is very difficult to take photos for them. But am tiring”.
Then the students continued their tour around ataba streets walking on their legs under the sun and resisting the hot weather till they found shops of musical instruments so they noticed that they are in “Mohamed Ali Street”.
Mohamed Ali Street is named on the name of the famous Egypt ruler “Mohamed Ali”. It is the best place to sell musical instruments. Earlier only handmade instruments were made and sold but today, mostly imported instruments can be found in that place. Also this street associated with many artists and musical groups like “Hasaballah”.
The students took a permission from the sellers to take photos for their shops that full of the ouds and other musical instruments. They also entered the place which ouds maker occurs, they took footage of how the musical instruments made and it was marvelous pictures.
The students took footage for how the workers did their work, and the life in the Mohamed Ali Street. They focus on ouds makers and how they were professional in their work. By interviewing Mohamed Hassan one of the ouds makers he said “I have been in that work 25 years”, he also added that “the industry of ouds is very difficult and people from different nations come to visit that street and buy musical instrument”.
The students continue walking till the end of the street and they found the famous café called “katbk`na café” it is situated in the end of Mohamed Ali street. Nowadays it is known by “Dar El Kotoub” as Dar el kotoub beside it. It witnessed an important public figures and events.
From the old people that used to sit in it, they are the poet “Hafez Ibrahim” , “Sheikh Abdel Aziz el Bushra” and “ El Sheikh Hassan Alalaty”.The responsible of the café called “Haj Mohamed”. One of the students conducts a short interview with him, He said “This café witnessed many important events”, he also added that many artists used to spend time in the café till now like “Mohamed sobhy” , “wahid saif”, “ saed Salah”, “ montaser beallah “and other important figures.
Haj Mohamed said “Mohamed Ali Street witnessed Mohamed Ali Pasha the famous Egypt ruler and Jamal Abdel Nasser the President of Egypt”. This street also produced many actors and actress as it was full of all kinds of arts. He also said “from the famous family that lived in that street are Akef family.
The famous actor Naaima Akef is came out from them and El Helw family that works in the Egyptian circus till now”. At the end of the interview he brought an old version of New York Times newspaper as the newspaper mentioned the café and its value in a good article besides that it is also mentioned in a famous book called “cafes in Egypt”.
The students took photos for the cafe and the area surrounds it, the students turned to the museum of Islamic art which is situated in the place called “Midan Bab El khal`a”. The museum of Islamic art is the largest museum of Islamic world, bringing together a group of Islamic Art from India, china and Iran, through the arts of the Egypt, North Africa and Andalusia.
The students continued their tour till they reached a famous street called “ Abdel Aziz Street” that is considered the main center for the trading applicants and mobile phones in Egypt. This street was very crowd and full of many mobiles shops, the shops sells and buy electric appliances and mobile phones.
Then they turned to a narrow street that started by fruits and vegetable markets. All fresh goods occurs there all kinds of vegetable and fruits are sold in this markets, continuing their tour walking the street became narrower then they asked a man carried a wooden chair what is that street? Then he answered, this is “El Manasra Street”. The street is full of wooden Furniture with different designs and colours.
It is the main center of trading furniture; it has a great history in the industry of furniture. The process of taking photos in that narrow street was very hard as the narrow street full of people walking and furniture in front of every shop and the 12 student so everyone can’t take any photos.
They entered the workshop where they can shot the process of the industry of the furniture and the workers while they were working. Many wooden pieces have turned into a special collection of furniture.
The tour had ended at Midan El Ataba. The students were able to take a large number of photos for Al Ataba and streets beside it. They gain a great experience in taking photos and interviewing people.
About their opinion in this tour Ahmed fathi said “ it was a new experience and I enjoyed” also Olivia another student said “ it was a tiring tour but it is interesting to discover a place. And finally Dina Tarek anther student said “I feel an interesting feelings in interviewing people, the people was very helpful”
On Tuesday 25th April, the students attend the lecture of photojournalism and put their photos on a slide show to show them and know what are the mistakes that they fell in it and what is the best pictures.
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