Dr. Badrawi participates as an arbitrator in the “Egypt Debating Club” competition

Dr. Badrawi participates as an arbitrator in the “Egypt Debating Club” competition

At the invitation of the Tahrir Lounge of the Goethe-Institut in Cairo, Dr. Hossam Badrawi participated as an arbitrator in launching the new competition for the Egypt Debating Club as part of the club’s program that started last year. Youth to participate supported by all tools of knowledge and creativity to enhance the concepts of interaction and develop expertise in this field.
The media debates were moderated by Suzan Harfi, and the topics of this year’s Egypt Debating Club competition vary to include the role of universities and qualifying students for the labor market, privatization of universities, unemployment between citizens and public policies, and progressive taxes that impede attracting foreign investment in Egypt. For equality or a kind of discrimination. Will equality in women’s inheritance lead to their economic prosperity or increase the burdens on them? The culture of profitability spoiled creativity, renewing religious discourse is the best way to eliminate extremism, the problem of public debt in Egypt? The best war on terrorism is development.
After the sessions are over, the jury, consisting of several public figures and specialized academics, evaluates the participating teams and announces the results over the three days, leading to the final stage of the debate. Medhat Al-Adl, Counselor Dalia Abdel-Ghani, Anas Al-Wujoud Radwan, Dr. Suhair Al-Masada, Dr. Muhammad Abu Al-Ghar, Ibrahim Al-Manasterly, Dr. Hoda Abaza, and journalist Hussein Al-Zanati.
The debate program in liberating the Goethe Lounge has started since 2018 with various activities, including training workshops and panel discussions, in addition to a number of public debates on some important events in the history of Egypt, the last of which was held at the end of last June, as part of the celebration of the liberation of the Goethe Lounge on the occasion of the passage of 100th Anniversary of the 1919 Revolution.