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During which, I learned from him how to be a
professor with a scientific and humanitarian
message, and how to remain faithful to your cause.
Dr Ali El Din Hilal, who supervised me in the
doctoral stage which was the most flourishing
period of my scientific contribution. He is the
director of the Center for Political Research and
Studies and was the Dean of our faculty. Dr Farouk
Yousef, may God have mercy on him, who visited
me at home after my graduation and advised me
not to give up on my rights. My professors whom I
was extremely fortunate to have studied at their
time, which was the golden era of our faculty: Dr several hobbies that I could have practised had it not been
Boutros Ghali, Dr Hamed Rabie, Dr Refaat Al- for the intense focus on my studies. I loved fiction writing,
Mahgoub and Dr Nadia Makary. Dr Nadia is dear yet only practised it as an adult. I also loved cycling and
to my heart. With her, I broke the rule which is you swimming yet never got the chance to master them.
love the subject because you love its professor. I Aiming for academic excellence even denied me simple
loved her but didn’t love Statistics which she moments of happiness, such as taking walks with my
taught. Finally, my relationship with Dr Nazli father, may God have mercy on him. I used to ask him to
Moawad includes mentorship, friendship, quickly return me home to continue studying because all
motherhood, and lifetime companionship. I owe the lighted windows indicated that there were students
my professors a lot. If it weren’t for them, I studying while I was having a break and taking a walk.
V) Congratulations on the Renewal of Your
wouldn’t be sitting with you now. Membership in the National Council for Human
IV) Dr Nevin, You Were Top of Your Class in
High School, Which Means You Were Studious, Rights. Tell Us About Your Experience as a Member of
Tell Us About the Behaviour of the Studious. the Council.
The fruit of such behaviour is enjoyable, but it is a My interest in the field of human rights can be traced
tiring process. Looking back, I find that there are much earlier than my membership of the Council since
2013. I have worked on several projects aiming to develop
basic education curricula to become more inclusive of
human rights values; such as, participation, freedom of
expression, non-discrimination, and tolerance etc. Some of
these projects were carried out within the framework of
our faculty with Dr Kamal Al-Menoufy, and some with the
UNDP organization with Dr Mustafa Kamel Al-Sayed.
After that, I worked for the Arab Organization for Human
Rights, and I used to issue a periodical called Human
Rights Issues. Then, in 2013, I was honoured to be chosen
to be a member of the National Council for Human
Rights.Its president at the time was Professor Mohamed
Fayek, who is the pioneer of the human rights movement
in the Arab world. It was a difficult period during which
the violence exerted by the Muslim Brotherhood left no
place untargeted and no group unreached. Nevertheless,
the Council was able to continue working and even
maintain its international classification in ‘‘Category A”
among the National Councils for Human Rights in the
world.

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Vol.1, Issue 40, February 2022
Vol.1, Issue 40, February 2022