The exhibition A Thin Line Between the Living and the Dead presented 44 best photographs showing the heritage and present-day life of Sultan Qaitbey area chosen from 119 entries by 44 photographers in a competition. The exhibition can be viewed on-line (click “view event”).

Estabena: the Mediterranean Sea Music Project performed music from around the Mediterranean. Two Hungarian artists who perform as Quarzbox presented a sand-and-paint animation of changing images created from sand and projected on an overhead screen.

Do‘souqa, one of the trendiest independent musical groups in Cairo, performed in the Maq‘ad of Sultan Qaitbey to celebrate International Women’s day. On the same day, an exhibition by the Austrian Cultural Forum was opened, presenting remarkable Egyptian and Austrian women.

The sixth ‘Sultan’s Fair’ was the biggest yet, with three days full of events. In addition to a crafts fair, it featured a street theatre performance, an opening of an exhibition of applied arts, a lecture, and a vocal concert in tribute to the Lebanese singer Fairuz.

On 7 December 2018 in the MASQ (Maq’ad of Sultan Qaitbey) the Maghrabi Foundation’s highly professional staff offered free eye examinations to more than 150 local inhabitants, including provision of medication and eyeglasses, and referral of serious cases for free surgeries.

A kite-flying competition for the children of the Qaitbey area was organised by the Sultan Foundation and led by the Italian artist Raffaele Fiorella. Various Egyptian businesses and organisations generously donated prizes awarded in the competition.