A delegation from the Faculty of Economics and Political Science visits the Egyptian parliament
Written by: Abdelrahman Osama Ashour

The faculty of Economics and Political Science organized, on Thursday 5 March 2020, a unique field visit to the Egyptian parliament, as field visits are a subject of interest to the faculty. The visit was attended by the dean of the Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Dr. Mahmoud Al-Said and a number of professors, students and members of the faculty.

The visit started with the reception and welcome of the parliamentarians, especially the representative Ehab Al-Tamawi from the Shubra and Rawd al-Faraj district, where he welcomed the dean of the faculty, Dr. Mahmoud Al-Said, its professors and students, and then we moved to the Senate hall, where the design was magnificent, that the Egyptian Senate is a council scheduled to be established within the Egyptian constitutional amendments 2019, but with specific powers and clear tasks, similar to many councils in the countries of the world, and that its role is not marginal and this council was excluded In the Constitution of Egypt 2014 and it was called "The Egyptian Shura Council". The Senate has a great importance, which is reflected in building a representative system that ensures a better balance in exercising power, control and the success of the legislative function in terms of ensuring the work of a calm and balanced parliament and chamber.

 The officials in charge of organizing the visit presented a historical video that reflects the importance of the Egyptian parliament and its important roles throughout history and its establishment. Then came the speech of Representative Ehab Al-Tamaoui and expressed his happiness and welcome to us and talked about the extent of his pride and pride in the faculty of economics and political science as it is the home and cradle of the elite, then moved Speaking to talk about the importance of the role of youth in society and the extent of its important impact on the country's renaissance, then he talked about the men of the Egyptian Army and the extent of their sacrifices for Egypt, after which we talked about the Egyptian parliament that (according to the 2014 Egypt constitution) - the former people's assembly (according to the 1971 constitution of Egypt) It is the legislative authority of the Republic Arab Egypt and assumes various functions and stipulated in Chapter V of the Constitution, according to Article 101 the House of Representatives assumes the authority to legislate, approve the general policy of the state, the general plan for economic and social development, and the general budget of the state, and exercises control over the actions of the executive authority, all in the same manner Outlined in the constitution.

Then came the word Dr. Mahmoud Al-Said, as he expressed his welcome and appreciation for this council and its deputies, the importance of the council and its role which is of great importance in the legislative process, and expressed his thanks to Deputy Ehab Al-Tamawi, who gave him the shield of the Faculty of Economics and Political Science.

We then had a tour of the House of Representatives where the ancient style, the Egyptian Parliament building in the heart of Cairo carries a high historical and architectural value. We went to the Library of the House of Representatives, one of the evidences of many stories witnessed by Parliament throughout its history, in its two rooms, "The People's Assembly and Shura", according to their previous names. Once you enter this place, you can bring all the personalities that have influenced the Egyptian and parliamentary state over the past times. The library located in the complex building of the Egyptian Parliament attachments contains a huge number of Egyptian and foreign legal books, and it also includes distinctive options for some books of heads of previous parliaments, as well as all disciplines that reflect the parliamentary work in Egypt, as it is the oldest parliaments in the Arab world.

The Parliamentary Library includes records of the sessions that chronicle multiple periods of time, which are underlined by many of the tales and tales of deputies who enriched parliamentary life .. You can pick up an important report containing the speech of the late President Mohamed Anwar Sadat after he announced the signing of the Camp David agreement, and its impact on achieving peace in the region. The Library of the Egyptian Parliament is one of the largest parliamentary libraries in the Arab world, so that students of science and law often resort to it in order to obtain information useful for the study or research they are preparing.

We went to the House of Representatives Museum, where it is one of the most important museums that contain antique holdings and medals, the Museum of the House of Representatives, next to the chariot and throne seat on which King Farouk was sitting when he attended parliament sessions, before the July 1952 revolution, there are a lot of gold medals and appellations Which Egypt has won on many occasions that have passed through its history. In the Museum of Parliament Building in the middle of Cairo, there is a rare collection of gold, silver, bronze and copper medals, and its history dates back to being gifts that came from a group of heads of international parliaments, senior leaders and politicians For two internationals, a rare medal of silver comes on behalf of the European Parliament, which he gave to the museum at the head of an official delegation in one of his visits to Parliament.

The idea of ​​establishing a museum inside the parliament came to preserve the Egyptian heritage in the field of political, legislative and parliamentary practice, and the same model exists from the museum in a number of countries, where many major private countries that have a long history of legislative and parliamentary work have chosen to allocate a museum Holdings of its historical parliaments.

In conclusion, the visit added to us a pride and a beautiful impact that will remain in our memory because of the prominent and important place this place holds within ourselves and our society.