STRATEGIC MECHANISMS TO PROTECT THE INTANGIBLE HERITAGE IN EGYPT

The Arab Republic of Egypt has enacted several constitutional articles on the nature of antiquities and the limits of the antiquities sanctuary, with the aim of protecting antiquities. It has also issued ministerial decisions to establish specialized committees for the development, restoration and maintenance of the areas surrounding the monuments, and it has also formed several bodies of the Ministry of Culture charged with removing violations of antiquities; however, the state’s approach to protecting heritage has not yet taken its right as it should be in the state’s constitution , but there is no doubt that the Arab Republic of Egypt has made efforts to protect its cultural heritage, whether by registering seven sites in the list of World Heritage Sites -and its multiple attempt this year to submit requests to include several sites on the World Heritage List-most of which were rejected- or through its establishment of official bodies working in heritage documentation and protection -such as the National Authority for Cultural Coordination and its related committees, and the Center for Documentation of Cultural and Natural Heritage- and holding festivals to protect the folklore, and this will be studied thoroughly in the current research to reach a practical plan for how to protect the intangible heritage in particular.