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“Egypt in My Mind” is the title of the symposium given by the great thinker and politician Prof. Dr. Hossam Badrawi yesterday, Thursday, November 14, 2024, in a dialogue meeting with the members of the former local councils in Alexandria and members of the Second Capital Club, where Dr. Tarek Al-Qaiei, former head of the Alexandria Local Council, and Dr. Ibrahim Al-Azzizi, head of the Second Capital Club in Alexandria were invited. Dr. Badrawi began by welcoming the attendees and thanking them for this invitation. Dr. Badrawi opened his symposium by asking a question that ignites curiosity and moves minds about the shape of life in the near future and how we see it?! .. He answered that many may look at the future with pessimism and fear, and some may not care about the future and all that matters to them is their present, but the Egypt of the future is part of the future of the world. Then Dr. Badrawi said that he conducted many dialogues with employees of some companies and with dreamers of tomorrow and also with artificial intelligence, and he said that his lecture is based on four pillars: – Egypt in the past, now and tomorrow – Egypt’s future as part of the future of science and the world – Egypt of the future inspired by his hopes and imagination – The way to achieve this. Dr. Badrawi asked within the first pillar about Egypt in the past and how do we see it? He stressed that we will all see it from different angles, some will see it as the soft power and the artistic and singing figures who exported Egypt as a gateway to art and sophistication, some will see it from the perspective of culture and literary figures who influenced the world with their writings, others will see it from a political perspective and remember Egypt’s leaders and political leaders, some will see it as Egypt’s history and its great kings throughout the ages, some will link Egypt to the journey of the Holy Family, the country’s position on Christianity and its doctrinal differences with Rome and the emergence of Orthodoxy versus Catholicism, and they will also mention Egypt’s impact on Islam and its influence on the Islamic empire politically and religiously. Therefore, when we mention Egypt, we always find ourselves seeing it as the “Mother of the World.” Dr. Badrawi then moved on to Egypt today, pointing out that most of us see it as negative and going backwards, most of its youth want to immigrate in search of wealth in the East or in search of scientific status in the West, and we must prepare our youth and give them hope in the future by providing them with opportunities. Dr. Badrawi asked the audience, “Is Egypt capable of participating in shaping the world’s future?” Dr. Badrawi stated that the future is coming quickly and we will not be able to escape from it. Then Dr. Badrawi stressed that we all have to decide, “Where will Egypt be in this? Will we be participants or spectators?” Will we be producers or just users? He added that the continued pace of progress and innovation at increasing speeds day after day may lead us to an unimaginable future, such as eliminating aging, vertical farming, machines controlling the pace of life, the disappearance of jobs and the emergence of others, and fundamental changes in the pattern of human biological evolution…etc. Dr. Hossam Ali expressed that he sees an existential battle that we may or may not be in.
Regarding the dream, Dr. Badrawi said that people see it as exaggeratedly optimistic, others see that the dreamer is absent-minded, and others see that the dream is similar to a feasibility study.
Then Dr. Badrawi explained that the dream differs from the feasibility study, as the dream has no ceiling that governs it and is not subject to the law of calculations, as the dream may surprise us with results that exceed statistics, then he asked: –
– Does every citizen have a dream and can he express it?
– Do we have a collective dream for the future of Egypt? The philosopher Le Pen said that the collective mind can create positive energy and can create negative energy, and by referring to quantum physics, it becomes clear to us that everything in The universe is energy, and society can make its energy a maker of excellence
Then Dr. Badrawi asked where we can find those who dream and own the dream and he answered with certainty, the youth and children!!
– Does our nation have a dream that is formulated in the conscience of our children now??…
– Do we have collective values? Then Badrawi answered that this task should be a priority for educational, cultural and media institutions
Then Badrawi moved on to Egypt’s wealth, as it is the largest historical and civilizational reserve and has more than forty percent of its youth under the age of 45. Egypt has the Suez Canal, its unique location, its natural resources, its soft power, its youth and elders, and Egypt’s golden opportunities in exploiting these resources, which without an announced plan and sustainability in implementation will not be achieved, knowing that creativity and innovation only occur within a framework of freedom and are lost in the midst of chaos and disappear with oppression, intellectual terrorism and fear
Then Dr. Badrawi said that the basis of all this is the political system of government. Politics is the gateway to achieving people’s happiness, igniting their full potential, and increasing the nation’s strength. He added that the ability to choose is the topic of the hour, and that the job of adults is to light the way for our youth. He expressed his fear and concern that we will lose our most important treasures (our children and youth), whether through extremism of thought, backwardness of behavior, or the absence of values, due to continued political and social repression, and the unacceptable decline in the level of education, regardless of our material achievements and regardless of the development of the world around us. Then Dr. Badrawi concluded by saying: –
“I see the people of Egypt in the future, happy and friendly… I see our children and youth innovating and creating freely. I see the people of Egypt living in their geography, populating their deserts, preserving their heritage…
I see the end of poverty, in wealth and in thought, and the return of the flourishing of art. I see music in the clean streets, and tourism flourishing, and I see Egypt integrated with Africa and the world…
I see the youth of Egypt possessing hope, looking forward to happiness, using modern technologies and draped in the values of freedom, honesty, integrity, precision, efficiency, tolerance, and citizenship, adhering to truth, beauty, and respect for the different other
Is my dream possible to achieve!!!
I may seem naive to some or striving for the utopia for saying that, but I am a man of optimistic genes, and I see the best in people and I see beauty around me in fact, not due to a deficiency in seeing ugliness and evil, but this is my free will… and I know that People rise to the level of what others think of them. What do we need….????
We need greater efficiency in managing the state, efficiency that must not be compromised, choosing the best, periodically renewing the blood, respecting science and scientists, and raising the ceiling of dreams. In the end, the attendees gathered around Dr. Badrawi to take memorial photos with him and they signed his book “Egypt in My Mind” published by Dar Al Mahrousa in an atmosphere full of love and respect.
