World Nubian Day 

Nubians celebrate “World Nubian Day” on July 7 of every year. In 2004, a group of Nubians came up with the idea of commemorating their region, history and heritage. The 7th day of the 7th month of the Gregorian year was chosen to mark the Nubian Day, because the number 7 is associated with many Nubian customs and rituals, e.g. visits to the grave sites of their deceased relatives last for 7 days, women pass 7 times on incense after giving birth, and the child born is bathed in the Nile water on the 7th day of his birth. 

The people of Nubia are one the oldest civilized people in the world, and they have established themselves around the Nile for thousands of years in the area of southern Egypt and northern Sudan. Nubia was divided into three kingdoms (Kush, Meroe and Napata), including the Nile Basin countries: Ethiopia, Tanzania, Sudan and Congo. Old Nubia was divided into three geographical regions, the northern region inhabited by Nubians known as "Treasurs" and they spoke Meroitic, the central region inhabited by the Arabs, it included six villages and their mother tongue was Arabic but they learned Nubian, and the southern region inhabited by Nubians known as Al-Fadiga.

The Nasser Youth Movement is based upon many international covenants in order to consolidate the concept of cultural diversity, noting that United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) adopted the "UNESCO Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity" in 2002, placing cultural diversity as one of the elements of the common heritage of humanity.  Article (1) of the Declaration- Cultural diversity is a common heritage of humanity, states that “Culture takes diverse forms across time and space. This diversity is embodied in the uniqueness and plurality of the identities of the groups and societies making up humankind. As a source of exchange, innovation an creativity, cultural diversity is necessary for humankind as biodiversity diversity is for nature. In this sense, it is the common heritage of humanity, and should be recognized and affirmed for the benefit of present and future generations.”

The “Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions”, adopted by UNESCO on October 20, 2005, has established several goals, the most important of which are:  

• To protect and promote the diversity of cultural expressions;

• To create the conditions for cultures to flourish and to freely interact in a mutually beneficial manner;

• To encourage dialogue among cultures with a view to ensuring wider and balanced cultural exchanges in the world in favour of intercultural respect and a culture of peace;

• To foster interculturality in order to develop cultural interaction in the spirit of building bridges among peoples;

• To promote respect for the diversity of cultural expressions and raise awareness of its value at the local, national and international levels; 

Egypt’s Vision 2030, through integrating culture into its society, seeks to build a system of positive cultural values within the Egyptian society that respects diversity and difference, to build a just and harmonious society characterized by equality in rights enabling citizens to have access to economic, social and political opportunities at the highest degree of community integration, and to build a society based on parallelism that supports its marginalized segments.

The 10th goal of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals also refers to "Reduce inequalities within and among countries", which states "Enable and promote social, economic and political inclusion for all, regardless of age, gender, disability, race, ethnicity, origin or religion, economic status or otherwise, by 2030."