Egyptian Cancer Network Canada Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of Establishing Children’s Cancer Hospital 57357 Featuring Carmen Soliman & Canadian Arabic Orchestra

Written by: Said Henry, Media in Toronto

On Saturday evening, April 22nd, 2017,
the Egyptian Cancer Society of Canada, Canada’s main arm for Cancer Hospital
57357 in Egypt, held a charity concert featuring the Egyptian singer Carmen Soliman,
winner of the first Arab Idol (2012 ARAB IDOL). The Canadian-Arab Orchestra accompanied
Soliman in celebration of the tenth anniversary of the establishment of the
hospital at Lester B. Pearson Theater in Brampton, Canada; in the presence of
large groups of the Arab and Egyptian communities, all from different age
groups, to raise funds to contribute to the future expansion of the hospital
and accelerate the completion of them before 2020.

Dr. Mohamed Agag wt/ Mr. Mohamed Hosni/Egypt Air

Mrs. Salwa Mwafi

The
ceremony began with the national anthems of Canada and Egypt, and the audience
paid a minute of silence to the martyrs of the Churches of St. Mark in
Alexandria and St. Gerges in Tanta. Followed by an introductory film about the
hospital, a welcome speech by Dr. Mohamed Agag, Professor of Radiology,
President of the Egyptian Cancer Society of Canada, Radiology Professor of the
National Institute of Oncology and Founder of Hospital 57357. The ceremony was
attended by Dr. Salwa Mwafi, Deputy Ambassador of Canada. Speech was given as
well by Dr. Sherif Yacoub, Radiation Oncology Director, at Wellspan Adams
cancer Center – Ohio State University and a member of the Egyptian Cancer
Society in America. With thankful and appreciative words by Sherif Sabawy of
the Conservative Party of the Erin mills Department of the Parliament of
Ontario.

Carmen Soliman with Composer Mostafa Gad

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