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Yes…Egypt is capable
Written by Dr. Hossam Badrawi
Young people dreaming of tomorrow gathered around me and asked questions about the dangers to which Egypt is exposed at this stage of its present. One of them said:
I believe that the danger is the high cost of living, the decline in confidence in the government’s ability to overcome the economic crisis, and the loss of citizens’ hope.
His colleague said: Egypt went through many crises, overcame them, and built an exceptional civilization, relying on thought, science, construction, and faith according to the beliefs of their time, and sources of wealth, the most important of which were the Nile River, agriculture, and the availability of stability data, which allowed society and its leaders to be creative, so I see the real danger now lies in the threat to the water source. With the Ethiopian Dam, the Nile River is the focus of Egyptian life!!
His colleague said: Frankly, I see that all of this is linked to Israel, which is the real historical danger and may be behind every other danger with its future aspirations!!
A fourth said: Poverty and ignorance are the greatest danger to our society.
A fifth said: Rather, it is ignorance, ignorance, and ignorance, and through it comes poverty, disease, and backwardness. Our cause is knowledge and education.
One of the young men said: I see the challenge in the terrorist threat from the south, the east and the north.
Another responded, saying: Guys, the real danger is more from the inside than from the outside. The danger is changing the identity of society into a reactionary Salafist society that takes us back and distances us from modernity and science!!
One of the young men spoke out, saying, “Frankly, I am afraid of the chaos that will destroy everything if we abandon the freedoms that we call for without a deterrent and effective law!! I mean, we are between the hammer of chaos and the anvil of dictatorship.”
His colleague said: The challenge is to confront the conspiracy of the West led by the United States, which revealed its true face in everything that happened in Iraq, Syria, Palestine, Sudan, and Libya, and what is planned for Egypt socially, economically, and politically, and we see it taking shape in repeated cycles in contemporary history.
Another young man said: The most dangerous thing facing Egypt is the low level of management of its institutions, and the failure to recognize that the governance of the country’s administration in all fields is the basis for success.. The problem of education, for example, is not in the curriculum or in building classes. The main problem is in resource management, the most important of which is human resources.
The educated, intelligent young woman said: The question, Dr. Hossam, is: Are we a strong country that can face all these challenges????..
Do we have sufficient experience and courage to make decisions that will improve the country’s situation, and move us out of the poverty of thought to the wealth of knowledge to achieve the well-being that we deserve??
I looked at them, understanding their fears and anxiety, and said calmly: Everything you mentioned are real challenges. The water challenge from the south is significant, and intelligence services from major countries interfere with it. Yes, I agree with you that the civilizational challenge comes first and is between us and Israel in the long term.
I commend those who mentioned the internal cultural, emotional, economic and administrative challenges, but the most important question in all of what you mentioned is: Are we a strong country to face all of this?!
The answer is, in summary, yes.
The detailed answer is as follows:
Egypt, guys, has a human wealth that is large in number and value, but small in age. 65% of its population is under 35 years old. This is a tremendous wealth capable of learning, training, acquiring knowledge, and creating opportunities. This human wealth is a curse if we leave it to random growth without sustainable development, and a gift and opportunity if we prepare it well, which is what we can do and implement. Education, education, training, social and health care is the way to make this wealth the main strength of the country and the primary pillar of its development. Building a self-confident Egyptian character, proud of her past and present, and who has hope for her future is in our hands, and one decade changes a lot.
This is Egypt’s latent strength, and Egypt’s hope to face all challenges and use the opportunities and wealth God has given us.
The same smart girl said: All countries have human resources and are similar to Egypt in terms of opportunity. So what distinguishes us from others, and do we have wealth that supports human development???
I smiled and said: Oh, come on, let me prepare some for you.
We have the largest historical reserve of world civilization. All we have to do is showcase it and benefit from it touristically and culturally to generate unprecedented economic wealth. But we know that it will not come about without services for visitors to Egypt, efficient management of roads, airports, ports, and means of transportation, and training of human resources.
To the north we have the most beautiful beaches of the White Sea and to the east the unparalleled beaches of the Red Sea.
We own the most important waterway on Earth, the Suez Canal, which connects north to south and east to west. Our ancestors dug it with their blood. This waterway, which supports Egypt’s brilliant geographical location, could be the country’s main development corridor. (barcode )
Egypt has a wealth of gas under its land and in the depths of its seas, which may be one of the entrances to our future economy to limits that it has never reached before.
Egypt has mineral wealth in its lands, which are being discovered now and whose existence we did not know before.
Egypt has the largest commercial market in the Middle East. Yes, the Egyptian market is a force that attracts investment and opens horizons, but due to its rare inefficiency, we do not attract this investment or develop it..
Egypt has bright sunshine most of the year, well-known wind sources, and is able to produce enough clean energy for Egypt and even Europe as well.
Egypt has a soft power of art, culture and knowledge. We must reopen the horizons for its launch and creativity again. Egypt’s soft power has had a positive impact on those around it, and it still has the same potential if we lift the restrictions on it and remove the obstacles and censorship that stifle freedom of creativity.
Egypt has a cultural reserve in the genes of its people, and latent capabilities in its youth and elders that do not need to be released except for freedom and respect for the law, and it needs to clean the rust from it with education, culture and the arts..
Written by Dr. Hossam Badrawi
Young people dreaming of tomorrow gathered around me and asked questions about the dangers to which Egypt is exposed at this stage of its present. One of them said:
I believe that the danger is the high cost of living, the decline in confidence in the government’s ability to overcome the economic crisis, and the loss of citizens’ hope.
His colleague said: Egypt went through many crises, overcame them, and built an exceptional civilization, relying on thought, science, construction, and faith according to the beliefs of their time, and sources of wealth, the most important of which were the Nile River, agriculture, and the availability of stability data, which allowed society and its leaders to be creative, so I see the real danger now lies in the threat to the water source. With the Ethiopian Dam, the Nile River is the focus of Egyptian life!!
His colleague said: Frankly, I see that all of this is linked to Israel, which is the real historical danger and may be behind every other danger with its future aspirations!!
A fourth said: Poverty and ignorance are the greatest danger to our society.
A fifth said: Rather, it is ignorance, ignorance, and ignorance, and through it comes poverty, disease, and backwardness. Our cause is knowledge and education.
One of the young men said: I see the challenge in the terrorist threat from the south, the east and the north.
Another responded, saying: Guys, the real danger is more from the inside than from the outside. The danger is changing the identity of society into a reactionary Salafist society that takes us back and distances us from modernity and science!!
One of the young men spoke out, saying, “Frankly, I am afraid of the chaos that will destroy everything if we abandon the freedoms that we call for without a deterrent and effective law!! I mean, we are between the hammer of chaos and the anvil of dictatorship.”
His colleague said: The challenge is to confront the conspiracy of the West led by the United States, which revealed its true face in everything that happened in Iraq, Syria, Palestine, Sudan, and Libya, and what is planned for Egypt socially, economically, and politically, and we see it taking shape in repeated cycles in contemporary history.
Another young man said: The most dangerous thing facing Egypt is the low level of management of its institutions, and the failure to recognize that the governance of the country’s administration in all fields is the basis for success.. The problem of education, for example, is not in the curriculum or in building classes. The main problem is in resource management, the most important of which is human resources.
The educated, intelligent young woman said: The question, Dr. Hossam, is: Are we a strong country that can face all these challenges????..
Do we have sufficient experience and courage to make decisions that will improve the country’s situation, and move us out of the poverty of thought to the wealth of knowledge to achieve the well-being that we deserve??
I looked at them, understanding their fears and anxiety, and said calmly: Everything you mentioned are real challenges. The water challenge from the south is significant, and intelligence services from major countries interfere with it. Yes, I agree with you that the civilizational challenge comes first and is between us and Israel in the long term.
I commend those who mentioned the internal cultural, emotional, economic and administrative challenges, but the most important question in all of what you mentioned is: Are we a strong country to face all of this?!
The answer is, in summary, yes.
The detailed answer is as follows:
Egypt, guys, has a human wealth that is large in number and value, but small in age. 65% of its population is under 35 years old. This is a tremendous wealth capable of learning, training, acquiring knowledge, and creating opportunities. This human wealth is a curse if we leave it to random growth without sustainable development, and a gift and opportunity if we prepare it well, which is what we can do and implement. Education, education, training, social and health care is the way to make this wealth the main strength of the country and the primary pillar of its development. Building a self-confident Egyptian character, proud of her past and present, and who has hope for her future is in our hands, and one decade changes a lot.
This is Egypt’s latent strength, and Egypt’s hope to face all challenges and use the opportunities and wealth God has given us.
The same smart girl said: All countries have human resources and are similar to Egypt in terms of opportunity. So what distinguishes us from others, and do we have wealth that supports human development???
I smiled and said: Oh, come on, let me prepare some for you.
We have the largest historical reserve of world civilization. All we have to do is showcase it and benefit from it touristically and culturally to generate unprecedented economic wealth. But we know that it will not come about without services for visitors to Egypt, efficient management of roads, airports, ports, and means of transportation, and training of human resources.
To the north we have the most beautiful beaches of the White Sea and to the east the unparalleled beaches of the Red Sea.
We own the most important waterway on Earth, the Suez Canal, which connects north to south and east to west. Our ancestors dug it with their blood. This waterway, which supports Egypt’s brilliant geographical location, could be the country’s main development corridor. (barcode )
Egypt has a wealth of gas under its land and in the depths of its seas, which may be one of the entrances to our future economy to limits that it has never reached before.
Egypt has mineral wealth in its lands, which are being discovered now and whose existence we did not know before.
Egypt has the largest commercial market in the Middle East. Yes, the Egyptian market is a force that attracts investment and opens horizons, but due to its rare inefficiency, we do not attract this investment or develop it..
Egypt has bright sunshine most of the year, well-known wind sources, and is able to produce enough clean energy for Egypt and even Europe as well.
Egypt has a soft power of art, culture and knowledge. We must reopen the horizons for its launch and creativity again. Egypt’s soft power has had a positive impact on those around it, and it still has the same potential if we lift the restrictions on it and remove the obstacles and censorship that stifle freedom of creativity.
Egypt has a cultural reserve in the genes of its people, and latent capabilities in its youth and elders that do not need to be released except for freedom and respect for the law, and it needs to clean the rust from it with education, culture and the arts..
Egypt has one of the ten most powerful armies in the world, and has well-trained armed forces, most of whose members are highly educated. Egypt is strong militarily, and if it were not, it would have been a hotbed for those who would threaten it, as is happening around us in Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, and Libya. Of course, we all know that the equipment, planes, missiles, and fleets must have behind them minds, expertise, competence, and the ability to manage battles and choose their time and place. The lesson is in the people behind the equipment, and I am confident that our armed forces possess these components and capabilities and know their importance and usefulness.
Yes, we are strong militarily, but our armed forces should not be placed in internal economic and political confrontations so that we lose their value in protecting the country when the time comes.
Egypt is of course strong, guys, and it can be stronger and more stable with conscious management and hard work from everyone.
By the way, my words are not slogans, but rather scientific statements that have a reference and methodology and are possible. Egypt is strong and will become stronger, and we must join together to achieve this.
A young man from the audience said: What is the way to achieve this?
I said: Sustaining the implementation of plans that must be made public, have criteria whose achievement can be measured, and which arise from the partnership between the wisdom of experience, the energy of youth, and conscious leadership. This can be achieved by listening to different opinions and presenting alternatives from experts. This can be achieved by believing that creativity and innovation only occur within a framework of freedom and not chaos or fear.
The educated young woman said: What is the basis of all this?
I said: You will be surprised by what I say. It is the political system of government. Politics is the gateway to achieving people’s happiness, empowering them with their potential, and increasing the country’s strength. Therefore, the modern civil state is the foundation and pillar of all of this.
She said: What is the modern civil political state that you mean?
I said: Building the modern civil state is the basis for choosing the state’s identity and working to consolidate its pillars with respect for all citizens’ beliefs, freedom and equality in practicing their rituals within a framework of law without the interference of religion in political action.
The civil state is in which power is transferred, for a limited period, without the need for revolutions, assassinations, and coups, but rather easily, under the protection of the constitution and the law, allowing for the accumulation of construction and the achievement of progress.
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– For Egypt to be strong in facing external challenges, it must be strong from within, and my faith and hope will remain in building the capabilities of its youth and children while benefiting from the experience of its elders.
Yes, we are strong militarily, but our armed forces should not be placed in internal economic and political confrontations so that we lose their value in protecting the country when the time comes.
Egypt is of course strong, guys, and it can be stronger and more stable with conscious management and hard work from everyone.
By the way, my words are not slogans, but rather scientific statements that have a reference and methodology and are possible. Egypt is strong and will become stronger, and we must join together to achieve this.
A young man from the audience said: What is the way to achieve this?
I said: Sustaining the implementation of plans that must be made public, have criteria whose achievement can be measured, and which arise from the partnership between the wisdom of experience, the energy of youth, and conscious leadership. This can be achieved by listening to different opinions and presenting alternatives from experts. This can be achieved by believing that creativity and innovation only occur within a framework of freedom and not chaos or fear.
The educated young woman said: What is the basis of all this?
I said: You will be surprised by what I say. It is the political system of government. Politics is the gateway to achieving people’s happiness, empowering them with their potential, and increasing the country’s strength. Therefore, the modern civil state is the foundation and pillar of all of this.
She said: What is the modern civil political state that you mean?
I said: Building the modern civil state is the basis for choosing the state’s identity and working to consolidate its pillars with respect for all citizens’ beliefs, freedom and equality in practicing their rituals within a framework of law without the interference of religion in political action.
The civil state is in which power is transferred, for a limited period, without the need for revolutions, assassinations, and coups, but rather easily, under the protection of the constitution and the law, allowing for the accumulation of construction and the achievement of progress.
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– For Egypt to be strong in facing external challenges, it must be strong from within, and my faith and hope will remain in building the capabilities of its youth and children while benefiting from the experience of its elders.
