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Dr. Hossam Badrawi Attends the Launch of the “Dars” Educational Program at the Invitation of BBC

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Dr. Hossam Badrawi Attends the Launch of the “Dars” Educational Program at the Invitation of BBC

On Monday, February 10, 2025, Dr. Hossam Badrawi participated in the launch of the “Dars” educational program, part of BBC World Service, at the Cairo Opera House.

“Dars” is an award-winning program from BBC World Service that supports the education of children aged 11 to 16. It is designed for children who have been deprived of access to education due to conflicts and wars.

Since 2023, “Dars” has been providing free educational services to millions of children in Afghanistan through BBC News Afghanistan, broadcasting in both Pashto and Dari. Today, the program expands its reach to include BBC News Arabic, offering free educational resources to children who have been cut off from education across the Middle East.

The event featured a presentation on the origins of the “Dars” program and an introduction to its new expansion. A panel discussion, including a distinguished group of experts, explored possible solutions to the education crisis affecting young people in conflict zones.

A large number of prominent figures from various sectors, including experts and public figures, attended the event.

Dr. Hossam Badrawi expressed his happiness and gratitude to the organizers of the program’s launch, wishing them success in this noble initiative.

The evening was hosted by the BBC News Arabic team and Fiona Crack, Deputy Director of BBC World Service.

About Dr. Hossam Badrawi

Dr. Hossam Badrawi
He is a politician, intellect, and prominent physician. He is the former head of the Gynecology Department, Faculty of Medicine Cairo University. He conducted his post graduate studies from 1979 till 1981 in the United States. He was elected as a member of the Egyptian Parliament and chairman of the Education and Scientific Research Committee in the Parliament from 2000 till 2005. As a politician, Dr. Hossam Badrawi was known for his independent stances. His integrity won the consensus of all people from various political trends. During the era of former president Hosni Mubarak he was called The Rationalist in the National Democratic Party NDP because his political calls and demands were consistent to a great extent with calls for political and democratic reform in Egypt. He was against extending the state of emergency and objected to the National Democratic Party's unilateral constitutional amendments during the January 25, 2011 revolution. He played a very important political role when he defended, from the very first beginning of the revolution, the demonstrators' right to call for their demands. He called on the government to listen and respond to their demands. Consequently and due to Dr. Badrawi's popularity, Mubarak appointed him as the NDP Secretary General thus replacing the members of the Bureau of the Commission. During that time, Dr. Badrawi expressed his political opinion to Mubarak that he had to step down. He had to resign from the party after 5 days of his appointment on February 10 when he declared his political disagreement with the political leadership in dealing with the demonstrators who called for handing the power to the Muslim Brotherhood. Therefore, from the very first moment his stance was clear by rejecting a religion-based state which he considered as aiming to limit the Egyptians down to one trend. He considered deposed president Mohamed Morsi's decision to bring back the People's Assembly as a reinforcement of the US-supported dictatorship. He was among the first to denounce the incursion of Morsi's authority over the judicial authority, condemning the Brotherhood militias' blockade of the Supreme Constitutional Court. Dr. Hossam supported the Tamarod movement in its beginning and he declared that toppling the Brotherhood was a must and a pressing risk that had to be taken few months prior to the June 30 revolution and confirmed that the army would support the legitimacy given by the people
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