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Dr. Osa ma El-Ghazali Harb , Politician and Political Scientist in an Interview with ELITE

Public Liberties Control our Image in

The West

Our Editors (from Left) Farah Ezzeldin (Beside Dr. Osama) , Ramy Magdy and Esraa Yaacoub

Cairo : Ramy Magdy, Esraa Yaacoub and Farah Ezzeldin Concerning his opinion on the reign of President Gamal Abdel Nasser, he pointed About January 25 and how he describes it as an event, he said that it was a

out that his evaluation of the rule of the late President Gamal Abdel Nasser comes bunch of waves of anger against the policies and controls of the state

In one of New Cairo Classy and Calm Neighborhoods, in his on two stages of time. The first is as a young man, he was - like others - fascinated security apparatus at first, and a rejection of the project to inherit the rule
house decorated with a variety of tastes Pharaonic, Islamic and by the speeches and directions of the great Arab and African leader, and the second of Egypt - from Hosni Mubarak to his son Gamal - which was in full

modern, Dr. Osama Elghazali Harb hosted us enabling our proves that the period of government was not all good, and there are great mistakes swing. The Egyptian change conference was held at the headquarters of
editors to conduct a very rich interview for ELITE. In the that could have been avoided in favor of Egypt and pan-Arabism as well. the Democratic Front Party in the presence of Mohamed ElBaradei, which
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beginning, Dr. Osama mentioned his reason for choosing FEPS. is a proud moment for him. He continued to say that January 25 is not a

The political environment influenced him at that time despite that We also talked with him about the most important stages in his political career, why revolution, but an "uprising" that changed the regime and toppled
his father wanted him and his brother to study medicine. His he did not join the diplomatic corps. He explained that he joined the armed forces in Mubarak, and this is his scientific opinion as his master's thesis is on the

brother already did so, but Osama focused on another target 1969 after graduating from the university until February 1972, and that he was concept of revolutions.He added that from the tragedies and disasters that
inspite of his high grades in high school (82%).He insisted to join arrested from the unit and was not in the fighting, but in the accounts of the military followed 25 January is that there was no real alternative and a realistic

FEPS being encouraged by Hoda Gamal Abdel Nasser - daughter facility in Mansheyet Elbakry facility. He was interrogated and spent about 6 weeks perception of the demise of the rule of Hosni Mubarak, so the revolution

of President Nasser who was a charismatic figure- not only in in prison, his membership in a political organization was disproved, this reversed and led to the Muslim Brotherhood jumping to power. There was
Egypt but also in the entire Arab world. organization was the "Arab pioneer" and his military service was terminated. no strong party on the ground. The military councildid not find anyone

However, this investigation prevented him from joining the Foreign Ministry and apart from the Muslim Brotherhood who ruled -with American and British
About his student life and his relationship with the professors, he from joining the diplomatic corps later. He was appointed by the Central Auditing help and blessing as an antidote to the Communist threat- and they were

said that when joining the faculty, he and six of his colleagues Organization according to the decision of the labor force to appoint young people corrupted and toppled. Thus,we can say that the Left in Egypt toppled
have launched a wall newspaper and joined the youth under Nasser. Mubarak but could not lead or govern because it was a fragile
organization and member of socialists thinking society. establishment on the ground compared to the popular National

He said that he owes thanks to many personalities in his life, including his father Democratic Party’s popularity.
He was keen on attending conferences and seminars and listening and mother, engineer Mohamed Adel Hassan, deputy head of the Central Auditing

to Nasser’s speeches. He was lucky to be taught by great Organization in the seventies and the late Mr. Yassin researcher at the Center for He then went on to talk about the shortcomings of the Brotherhood's rule.
professors like Dr. Boutros Ghaly – professors of political Strategic and Political Studies at Al-Ahram and his teacher Dr. Boutros Boutros- He admitted that Mohammed Morsi had come under the legitimacy of the

science, Dr. Hamed Rabie and Dr. Refaat Elmahgoub – Ghali. During his work at the Center for Strategic and Political Studies at Al- ballot box, although it was somewhat doubtful for the little difference in

professors of economics and other professors who taught him the Ahram, he was surprised by the contact of the late Chairman of the Board of time from his rival, Ahmed Shafik, but he was opposed to the principle of
great values of freedom, justice and equality beside other political Directors of the Foundation, Ibrahim Nafie, and his request. religious rule for taking possession of everything. A model to be taught in
and scientific principles. He graduated in 1969. political foolishness and this is what they should be most blamed for.The
He went to him and found Boutros Boutros-Ghali (the sixth Secretary-General of reason for his objection to Mohamed Morsi as head of state at the time

One the situations that he cannot forget during his study was with the United Nations) asking Ibrahim Nafie to make Ghazali Harb, who was in his stemmed from his rejection of the principle and practices of Brotherhood
one of his classmates who was poor but brilliant -the late Dr. forties, the editor-in-chief of the magazine "International Politics" and not ElSayed that they wanted to implicate Egypt with. They fell victim to their own
Kamal Elmenoufy – from Telwana village in Bagour Monofia Yassin, who was 15 years older. This was a great honor and trust that is still mistakes when they placed an editor as the head of the Ministry of

governorate.He was so clever and was the top of his class but he cherished to date, as he had an amazing ability to evaluate people and leaders in a Culture, and placed Salah Abdelmaksoud as the minister of mass
once failed in a statistics exam, however he succeeded in other few minutes. One of the most memorable moments of his life was when he visited communication,when it was possible to rely on dozens of respectable

subjects with excellent grades. Sincehe was poor and from a Dr. Boutros in New York as Secretary-General of the United Nations and met his names. He added that he advised them despite his full belief that they
humble family, he depended on excellent students’ aid to secretary, Dr. Fayza Abul-Naga, with Egyptian security guards and secretaries, and would not listen to him and would not take anyone's opinion except their

complete his education so Dr. Osama advised him to write an then he felt very proud. leader and group.However, as a patriotic and democratic man who loves
appeal to President Nasser to be conveyed by his daughter and Egypt, he wanted to avoid involving his country, in his simple words and
their classmate Hoda Abdel Nasser but they preferred to send it As for his vision of the future of the Palestinian cause in the context of Jewish humble opinion,in any clash on the ground. Even as they have allowed

through her bodyguard. Four days later, the response to the practices, it must be recognized that the Jews are historically older than the Arabs great freedom in the media, they faced political stupidity in governance.
appeal by president Nasser was to grant Dr. Kamal Elmenoufy 40 are. The Torah contains the name of Jerusalem 600 times. Judaism is not only a

pounds a month until his graduation and it was one of the religion but also a nationality. It was the Arabs who gave the Jews a homeland in Since Mohamed Morsi Alayyat's announcement of a detailed constitution
unforgettable situations and was never forgotten byElmenoufy the land of Palestine according to the Sykes-Picot agreement. The problem is that dedicated to supporting the Brotherhood's rule in Egypt, the National Salvation

who went on to become dean of the faculty. Harb added that he they have collected the Jews from various parts of the world and gave them a free Front was formed to save the country from the hegemony of the Muslim

studied political science out of his love for political work. He home at the expense of the Palestinians. They evade the rights of the Palestinian Brotherhood and force them to run the reins of government. This eventually led
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practiced politics first through illegal work and was arrested in people and practice all kinds of political filth and international pressure in order to to the 30 of June revolution, and all of the salvation front’s members were

1972 for joining the “Arab Pioneer organization” and his keep the situation as it is with regard to the Palestinian cause and control the path present (including Mohamed ElBaradei, Sakina Fouad, and others) in the
relationship with founder Ismat Saif al-Dawla, although he was out of Jewish bullying, and he believes that the best solution to this problem is a statement delivered by the then Minister of Defense Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.As for

his relationship with President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, he explained that he respects
later on cleared from these charges. He was sentenced due to his two-state solution. He then spoke about his participation in the political system him. He is a strong patriotic person who sought to preserve the state at a difficult

membership in the Egyptian Communist Party in 1975. This also during the days of President Hosni Mubarak, explaining that his participation was time to prevent the civil war, sabotage and destruction during the Muslim
caused him not to join the diplomatic corps, but this contributed very marginal. He was appointed to the Shura Council by a decision of Mubarak in Brotherhood's rule. He met him when he chose him in the amnesty committee

to his close acquaintance with the Egyptian communist 1995 to complete the term of MP Kamal Abu Aldahab and continued his formed after the June 30 revolution. "They tried not to have young people in
movement, which influenced his intellectual and political appointment until 2004. He objected to the amendment of article 76 of the prison. There is no father who wants his sons to be in prison, and no one can find

maturity to a large extent. Constitution, which opened the door for Gamal Mubarak to be elected president of a job." However, he added that it should be recognized that the situation of
the country.Despite his close and personal relations with Gamal Mubarak, his freedoms has now declined significantly and there are criticisms from the West
He believes that there can be no student who studies political rejection came in principle because he wanted a democratic climate for Egypt. He about the internal situation in Egypt,whichcurrently lives in the time of the

science without being interested in politics. There are two types resigned from the National Democratic Party's policy committee and founded the counterrevolutionas Harb termed. He believed that public liberties controls
of students: the first studies political science without interest in Front Party, an opposition party. It was strange that the establishment was Egypt’s image in the West.

politics, the other studies it while wanting to be active or approved. He says that the members in his party were the young people who He concluded by saying that Egypt enjoys a special place in the world due to its
involved in politics and public life. Dr. Kamal Elmenoufy participated in the revolution of January 25, 2011 until he read the writer journalist history, great civilization, geographical position in the center of the world. A key

represents the model that studied politics without practicing its Ibrahim Eissa, an article in the ElDostour newspaper, which confirmed that those feature is the international conferences that are held in Sharm El-Sheikh and
activities and also Dr. Mona Zulfikar, who was interested in the whotoppled Hosni Mubarak were Dr. Mohamed ElBaradei and then Osama al- Cairo, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is exerting great efforts in this regard.
human rights field. Ghazali Harb. He wishes for Egypt to keep moving towards the best in all fields.

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