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Vol.1 Issue 61 November 2023 ELITE

Regarding the political crises, we find Egypt to be the leading
country in the region, especially with Egypt’s role in the
Palestinian issue and its clear position of its rejection of forced
displacement and the liquidation of the issue; however, the
humanitarian aspect remains in the face of the death of this
number of victims, so Egypt is facing a difficult dilemma:
whether to allow the entry of 2 million Palestinians in light of
this economic crisis, especially with the presence of the current
refugees from Syria, Sudan and others, which is considered a
burden on the Egyptian economy, affecting the demand side 12- Finally, what is your advice to our faculty students and
greatly. Here, it must be noted that the world, especially university students?
Europe, must realize that if Egypt is affected by these current To the students of our faculty, I address to them the
crises, they will be the first to suffer the consequences, with importance of preserving the excellence of the college, which
the risk of illegal immigration in numbers reaching millions if is originally distinguished by its students, as it is “cream of the
it cannot be controlled. The United States must also be aware crop or crème de la crème” as we say, and therefore not to
that the stability of its interests are in the stability of Egypt. take any actions or exhibit behaviors that contradict or
Therefore, we must find flexibility in repaying debts, and the diminish this distinction. As for university students in general,
availability of loans to repay loans over a longer term, I advise them to work on developing themselves during the
especially with Egyptians abroad not transferring their money education period and not to wait for the idea of obtaining an
to Egyptian banks, which is an understandable position given immediate job upon graduation from a particular college or
the current economic instability and black-market activity. another. Therefore, they must work on developing their skills,
But, God willing, these circumstances will only be temporary especially those related to the future labor market, in addition
and will be resolved quickly. to strengthening foreign and Arabic language skills. Finally, I
advise them to allocate time for academic activities because
11- In the last issue, our magazine celebrated 5 years. The the four years of study are the most important years for a
magazine was honored by its establishment in your deanship, student that he must use to study besides university activities
and throughout the five-year journey that the elite went through, offered by faculties such as simulation models and social and
how do you evaluate that journey, and what is missing from it? sports activities.
This magazine began as an idea in the fall of 2018 and a
dream from Dr. Ramy Magdy, the editor-in-chief and current
lecturer in the Department of Political Science, who was then
an assistant lecturer. He presented it to Professor Dr. Hanan
Hassan, the vice dean of the faculty at the time and currently
the acting dean of the faculty. She was very enthusiastic about
it and presented and me consulted on what matters this
magazine will present it and could considered new to the
scene. Then we turned to the writing talents possessed by
many students, and despite the absence of exhibitions for
these talents such as the wall magazine in the past, the idea of
the magazine was as an opportunity to give these students a
space to express their ideas and develop their skills regarding
writing and what is related to work later. In the field of
journalism, etc. But I did not imagine the extent of the success
of this experience in this way at all, because we found
distinguished young people in addition to teaching assistants,
professors, and old faculty graduates who were enthusiastic
and participated with articles and interviews with the
magazine, especially with the importance of the topics
presented in each issue. The French section was separate at
first, as it had an independent version, but little by little the
three versions, Arabic, English, and French, were unified,
which had a positive impact on the unity of the faculty. We
found names that shine thanks to the writing in the magazine
from various male and female students, and therefore I wish
this distinguished magazine continued success.

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