Egyptian Economist and Community Developer Ahmed Sakr had a dream to build his own house in a prime location in Aswan. But it hit him that instead of building a house to use only a couple of weeks every year, he could build a house that everyone all over the world can use all the year, as well as benefit the local society. Having done that, he is now calling on artists to give Egypt’s southern Nubia a makeover. “The Ashry Narty Project aims to impact the local society with needed transformation towards an ecological tourism village concept,” Sakr said. In the Nubian language, ashry means beauty, and narty means island, together forming his vision of Nubia as an island of beauty. A winter attraction to many, yet only recently turning heads, Nubia’s colours and warm weather is a holiday destination to both Egyptians and foreigners. Situated in the Gharb Suhail distinct, the welcoming village is a place to relax, meditate and breathe in front of a Nile view like nowhere else in the world. So far, Sakr and his team have completed the first phase of the Ashry Narty…
