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Jozeph George                                              Farah Ezzeldin
                                                                                  Farah Ezzeldin
                       Jozeph George


                  SHARING THE JOY WITH ELITE GENERALE IN ITS 2ND ANNIVERSARY



              A f  t  e r     a l mo s t     a     y e  a r     a n d     a    h a l f     o f
                                                             T wo     y  e a r s     a go     I     t o o k     my     f i r s t     s t e ps     i  n     o r  de r
                                                             t o     j o i  n     El i t e     ma ga z i ne  .     At     t ha t     t i me  ,    El i t e
              h a  r d     wo  r k     i  n     "  E l i t e     ma g a z i  n e  "    i  n
                                                             wa s     j us t     a    dr e a m     a nd     a     s i  mpl  e     i  de a
              b o t h     A r a b i c     a n d     E n g l  i s  h     l a n g u a g  e s  ,
                                                             e v  e r  y  o ne     wa s     t r y i ng     t o     a c  hi e v e  .    Be s i de s  ,
              a     wh o l e     n e w    e r  a     h a s     s t a r t e d  ,     a     l  o  n g  -
                                                             e v  e r  y  o ne     o n     t he     t e a m     ha d     gr e a t
              a wa  i t e  d     e r  a  ,     a s     i t     wa s     o n e     o f     t h e
                                                             e nt  hus i  a s m     a s     we l l     a s     do i ng     a     gr e a t     e f f o r t  .
              s e c o n  d     y  e a r  ’  s     g o a  l s     o f     t h e  T hus  ,     El i t e     wa s     de v e l o pi  ng     a nd     i mpr o v i ng
                                                             a t     no     t i me  ,    a nd     i n     a     f e w     mo nt hs     i t     be c a me
              ma g  a z i  n e  ,     a n d     i t     wa s     f i  n a  l l y
                                                             o ne     o f     t he     i  mpo r t a nt     ma ga z i  ne s     i  n     Ca i  r  o
              a c  h i  e v e d  .     T h  i s     g o a l     wa s     h a v i  n g     a
                                                             Uni v e r s i t y  .
              F r  e n c h     v e  r s  i o n     f o r     "  E l  i  t e     ma g a  z i n e  "  ,
              s o     t  h e     F  r e n c h     d e  p a r t me n  t  ’  s  At     t he     be  gi nni ng  ,    El i t e     wa s     j us  t     a n     a c  t i v i t y
                                                             i n     t  he     f  a c ul t y     o f     e  c o no mi  c s     a nd     po l i  t  i  c a l  ,
              s t u d e n t  s     c a n     s h a r  e     t h e i r     e v e n t s  ,
                                                             ho we v e r  ,     e v e r y o ne     f o und     t ha t     t hi s     i s     no t
              o  p i  n i  o n s  ,     i  d e a  s  ,     a  n d     wh a t e v e r     t  h e y
                                                             t he     r e a  l i t y  .     Wha t     we     f o und     i s    t ha t     El i t e
              s e e     a p p r o p r i  a t e     t o     c o v e  r     wi  t  h     t  h e i r
                                                             be c a me     pa r t     o f     t he     c ha r  a c t e r     o f     e v e r  y o ne
              c o l  l e a g u e s     i n     t h e     o t  h e r
                                                             pa r  t i c i pa t  i  ng     i n     i t     whe t he r     t hi s     pe r  s o n
                                                             wr o t e     a n     a r t i c l e     o r     he     i  s     a     t  e a m     me mbe r  .
              d e p a r  t  me n t  s  .     We     s  t  a r t  e d     i n     mi d  -
                                                             He nc e  ,     t he r e     i s     a l wa y s     a    s  t  r o ng     c o nne c t i o n
              De c e mb  e r     2 0 1 9     wi  t  h     o  n l  y     f i  v e
                                                             be t  we e n     t he     t e a m     me mbe r s     whe t he r     t he  y
              s t u d e n t  s  ;    mo  s t     o f     t h e m     we r  e     i n     t h e
                                                             a r e     s t  ude nt s     o r     pr  o f  e s s o r s  .    And     t ha t  ’  s    wha t
              f  i r s  t     y e  a r  .
                                                             ma de     El  i  t  e    uni que  .
              A t     t  h e     v e r  y     b e g i n n i n g  ,     t h e r e     we r e
                                                             T o     be     ho ne s t  ,     j  o i ni ng     El i t e     wa s     a
              l o w     e x p e  c t a  t i  o n s     b e c  a u s e     o f     o u r
                                                             c  o i nc i de nc  e     t ha t     I    ha v e     ne v e r     pr e di c t e d     i  n
              l a c k     o f     e  x p  e r i  e n  c e  .    B u t     a f  t e r     a l  mo s  t
                                                             my     l  i f e  .    Ho we v e r  ,     I     wi l l     a l wa y s     be     gr  a t e f  ul
              t wo     mo n t h s  ,     t h  e     n  e w  -  ma d e
                                                             f  o r     i t     f o r     t  he     r e s  t     o f     my     l i f  e  .     I  n     t he     f  i  r s t     y e a r
                                                             o f     j o i ni ng     El i  t  e  ,     I     wa s     do i ng     i nt e r v i  e ws     wi  t  h
              d e p a r  t  me n t     r  e c  e i  v e  d     a n o t h e r     f o u r
                                                             t he     e l i t e     po l i t i  c i  a ns     a nd     e c o no mi c     e x pe r t s
              me mb  e r  s  ,     a n d     s  i n c e     t h e n     we     c  a n
                                                             who     gr a dua t e d     f  r o m     t  he     f a c ul  t  y  .    S o me     o f
              s a  y     t h a t     t h e     "  C a l m     b e f  o  r e     t h e
                                                             t he s e     i nt e r v i  e ws     we r e     wi  t h  :    Os  a ma     El  -
              s t o r  m  "    p h a s e     i s     o f f i  c i  a l l  y     o v e r  .
                                                             Gha z a l  y     Ha r  b  ,     Ahme d     El  -  Mo s l ma ny  ,    Na gl a a
              P a r t l y  ,     we     h a v  e     b e g u n     t  o     d e p e n d     o n  El  - Ahwa ny  ,    Mo uni r     F a k hr y     Abde l no ur  ,    a nd
                                                             Ot hma n     Mo ha me d     Ot hma n  .     T he s e     we r e     no t
              o  u r  s e l v e s     c o  n c e r  n i  n g     t  h e     d e s i  g n s
                                                             j us  t     i nt e r v i  e ws  ,     a s     t he y     a f f e c t e d     my
              a n d     a r t i  c l  e s  '    t o p  i c  s  .    We     h a v e     g r  o wn
                                                             c  ha r  a c t e r     po s i  t  i  v e l  y  .
              u p     s t e p     b y     s t e p     u n  t i l     we     b e  c a  me     a
              f  a mi l  y     o f     2  1     s t u  d e n t s     f  r  o m     d i f f  e r e n t
                                                             T he     s e c o nd     y e a r     wa s     a    bi t     di  f f  e r  e nt     a s     I
                                                             pa r  t i c i pa t  e d     i n     e s t a bl  i  s hi ng     t he     F r e nc h
              d e p a r  t  me n t  s     a n d     l e v e l s  ,    a n d     s o me
                                                             v e  r s i  o n     o f     El i t e  .     S i nc e     t he     f i  r  s t     da y     I     ha  d
              o  f     t  h e m     a r e     s c h o o l     s t  u d e n t s     f  r o m
                                                             mi x e d     f e e l i ngs     a s     I     f e l  t     t ha t     I     wa s
              C a i  r o     a n d     A l  e  x a  n d  r i  a     wh o     wa n  t     t o
                                                             c  ha l  l  e nge d     a s     I     a m     a n     Engl  i  s h     s e c t  i  o n
              g e t     t h  e     c  h a n c  e     t o     wr  i t e     f o r     t h e
                                                             s t  ude nt     a nd     a t    t he     s  a me     t i  me    I     wa s    e x c i  t  e d  .
              ma g  a z i  n e     o f     o n  e     o f     t h e     g r  e a t e  s t  But     a f t e r     c  ho o s i ng     t he     t e a m     whi c h     wa s
                                                             mo s t l y     f  r o m     t he     f i r s t     l  e v e l  ,     I     e nj o y  e d
              f  a c u l  t  i e s     i n     E g y p t  .     We     a r  e     d  i v i  d e d
                                                             wo r  k i ng     wi t h     t he m  .     Be s i de s  ,     we     mus t n  ’  t
              i n  t o     5    c o mmi t t e e s  ,     e a c h     o n  e     h a s     a
                                                             f  o r ge t     t  ha t     we     ha v e     e s t  a bl i s he d     t he     j  uni o r
              s p e c  i f i c     r  o l  e     wh i  c h     h e  l p s     i n     g e t t i  n g
                                                             t e a m    i n    t he     F r e nc  h     s e c t  i  o n  .
              t h e     wo r k     d o n e     a t     i t s     b e  s t     v e r s  i o n  ,
                                                             At     t he     e nd  ,     El  i  t  e     ha d     c ha nge d     a     l  o t     o f
              a n d     h e r  e    we     a r e     a f t e r     t  e n     mo n t  h s     o f
                                                             t hi ngs     i  n     my     l i f e     a nd     be c a us e     o f     i  t     I     f e e l
              d e d i c a t e  d     h a r d     wo  r k  ,    we     a r  e
                                                             mo r e     c o nne c t e d     t o     t he     f a c ul  t  y     whi  c h
              l o o k i  n g     f  o r  wa r  d     t  o     a c h i e v i  n g     mo r  e  !
                                                             be c a me     my     s  e c o nd     ho me  .     Al  s o     we     mus t  n  ’ t
                                                             f  o r ge t     t ha t     EL I T E     ha s     e s t  a bl i s he d     a
                                                             c  o nne c  t i o n     be t we e n     t  he     s t ude nt s     a nd     t he
                                                             pr o f e s s o r s  ,     a s     we l  l     a s     c r e a t i ng     a     s pa c  e     f o r
                                                             e v  e r  y  o ne  ’  s   o pi ni  o n  .
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