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PHOTO GALLERY: 'Drums Dialogue for Peace' in Old Cairo




Participants from some 23 countries wear traditional costumes as they participate in fifth round of The International Festival for Drums and Traditional Arts in El-Moez street in historical Fatimid Cairo, Egypt, Friday, April 21, 2017. The festival raise the slogan "Drums Dialogue for Peace" aiming at spreading tolerance and cultural awareness. (AP)

A dancer smiles as she wears traditional costumes for the women of Nile Delta province of Sharqiya, as she participates in fifth round of The International Festival for Drums and Traditional Arts in El-Moez street in historical Fatimid Cairo, Egypt, Friday, April 21, 2017. The festival hosts teams from around 23 countries raising the slogan "Drums Dialogue for Peace" aiming at spreading tolerance and cultural awareness. (AP)

A dancer performs as she wears traditional sress for the women of North Sinai, as she participates in The International Festival for Drums and Traditional Arts in El-Moez street in Fatimid Cairo, Egypt, Friday, April 21, 2017. The festival hosts teams from around 23 countries raising the slogan "Drums Dialogue for Peace" aiming at spreading tolerance and cultural awareness. (AP)

Whirling dervishes participate in The International Festival for Drums and Traditional Arts in El-Moez street in historical Fatimid Cairo, Egypt, Friday, April 21, 2017. The festival hosts teams from around 23 countries raising the slogan "Drums Dialogue for Peace" aiming at spreading tolerance and cultural awareness. (AP)

Dancers in traditional Egyptian costumes participate in The International Festival for Drums and Traditional Arts in El-Moez street in historical Fatimid Cairo, Egypt, Friday, April 21, 2017. The festival hosts teams from around 23 countries raising the slogan "Drums Dialogue for Peace" aiming at spreading tolerance and cultural awareness. (AP)

Policemen on their horses secure a carnival of The International Festival for Drums and Traditional Arts in El-Moez street in historical Fatimid Cairo, Egypt, Friday, April 21, 2017. The festival hosts teams from around 23 countries raising the slogan "Drums Dialogue for Peace" aiming at spreading tolerance and cultural awareness. (AP)

 The festival raised the slogan "Drums Dialogue for Peace" aiming at spreading tolerance and cultural awareness.