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EDUCATING FOR DEMOCRACY PART II
May 9, 2011 By Leave a Comment
By:Sally Spenceley
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Corruption is rife in every country, Even Britain who has been regarded as one of the truest forms of democracy has had recent scandals of British politicians arrested for their dubious expenses. Egyptians have a draw towards the democracy of the west without taking into account that, what has been happening in Egypt, is also happening all over the world whatever we call it. The current school systems in Egypt do not encourage free thinking. As an example, the style of teaching is, more often than not, still an old fashioned lecture style of teaching where students accept the facts and do not have the opportunity to question or make their own opinions. To prepare them for a democratic and free society, children must leave school or college prepared to be able to make informed, reasoned decisions with mature political judgement. Egypt needs an education system that, as Thomas Jefferson said, “enables every man to judge for himself what will secure or endanger his freedom.” Without the ability to make such judgements, freedom to choose means nothing. So, History suddenly becomes more important when preparing children for ‘new Egypt’. They should learn about democracy’s short and troubled tenure in human history. They must comprehend its vulnerabilities. They must recognize and accept their responsibility for preserving and extending their political inheritance. Without knowledge of Egypt’s own struggle for civil rights, how much can students understand of democracy’s capacity to respond to problems and to reform? In ignorance of the Second World War and its aftermath, how much can they grasp of the cost and necessity of defending democracy in the world? Having never debated and discussed how the world came to be as it is, the democratic citizen will not know what is worth defending, what should be changed, and which imposed beliefs must be resisted. Here are some suggestions of subjects that should be covered and added to the Egyptian school curriculum as Civic Studies: History starting in the elementary years A full and honest teaching of the Egyptian story An unvarnished account of what life has been and is like in non-democratic societies The virtues essential to a healthy democracy Clubs and activities where democratic norms can be put into practice (student governments, mock elections, school newspapers) All of this should rest on a solid basis of factual knowledge, the central ideas, events, people, and
works that have shaped our world, without bias and opinion. It’s not only school’s responsibility…. The preparation of citizens for this new Egypt is a task too great for schools alone. There is a need for all the major institutions of society— families, mosques / churches, schools, universities, courts, government—to share responsibility for instilling democratic values in the nation’s citizens. As Lincoln said in 1838: “Let the reverence for the laws be breathed by every American mother to the lisping babe that prattles on her lap. Let it be taught in schools, in seminaries, and in colleges. Let it be written in primers, spelling books, and in Almanacs. Let it be preached from the pulpit, proclaimed in legislative halls, and enforced in courts of justice. And, in short, let it become the political religion of the nation.” Our children must learn, and we must teach them, the knowledge, values, and habits that will best protect and extend Egypt’s precious inheritance. With the right information, children can apply their knowledge, values, and experiences to the world they must create, confident that they will find their own best ways of doing so, on the basis of free,
uncoerced thought.
TIME TO MOVE ON
April 30, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Written by: Dr. Adel Taher
Lately I received several inquiries regarding statements regarding statements made on “Facebook” about the corpse recovered from the sea on the 2nd of March, 2011. Again, the “shark attack” subject and safety of the waters was brought into discussion during this critical time. The following statement is made in response to the above mentioned and to clearly state my opinion. After reviewing all the articles published in Europe in newspapers, on the net and in forums as well as the notes passed between the Search & Rescue and the CDWS and taking into consideration the incredible amount of phone calls we received from several European countries like the UK, Denmark, Sweden, Italy and the Netherlands looking for reliable information from the Hyperbaric Medical Center, I can state clearly that: Following the examination of the corpse that we conducted, we clearly assure that the cause of death was NOT related to shark attack. The probability, that sharks had devoured missing parts belonging to the corpse is what we consider natural for the species. We did not find any direct imprints denoting that on the remains. We strongly believe that the matter should not be discussed by any non-informed, non-specialized entities, be it Egyptian or foreign. We denounce (strongly object) spreading news on the internet and “Facebook” without verification. Kindly note that precision is needed when quoting from my report on the examination of the corpse, due to the delicacy of the subject. The tone and language used in the ongoing debate needs to be more subtle, as we are dealing here with a nations interest and the reputation of Egyptian tourism…personal issues should not be part of the picture. We recognize and admire the essential role that Search & Rescue performed over the last years which resulted in a more efficient management of diving accidents and maritime safety in general in the South Sinai. Several cases received qualified marine first aid free of charge. The CDWS on the other hand, represents a “value” that we were yearning for and cherish very much and we wish that it continues its hard task in raising and adjusting the standards of the diving industry in Egypt as well as the incredible marketing effort that we desperately need right now.
Summing up…we hope to witness friendly and fruitful cooperation between all the authorities concerned as we respect their roles, like the Ministry of Tourism, the
Governorate of South Sinai, the City Council of Sharm el-Sheikh, CDWS, Search & Rescue and the other bodies interacting with the diving industry.
Organization and understanding are the basis for achievement and we should put any grudges behind our backs and cooperate for the general good.
TIME TO MOVE ON
FOREIGNERS ARE WELCOMED, BUT……
April 29, 2011 By 3 Comments
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There have recently been whispers amongst the foreign community living in Sharm that there is some kind of drive from the Egyptian revolution’s government to prevent them from living and working in Egypt. I also received, through our Facebook page, over 80 comments from some foreign residents expressing their fears about plans to
push them out of the country along with other comments from Egyptians expressing their happiness about the same subject. In fact this is a very sensitive issue Let me first assure you, as an old member of the Sharm community, that I love the metropolitan community of the city and that’s what gives Sharm that special taste among all the cities in Egypt. But, to be fair we have to see this issue from all sides and to be very accurate too. It all started when The Ministry of Manpower and Immigration ceased issuing permits for foreign workers in the coming period. The Minister in a press conference discussed reducing the proportion of foreign workers in Egypt, pointing out that the granting of permits for foreign workers will be limited to only rare specialties. The foreigner’s common comment came right away
as follows:
Why would they do that? It doesn’t make any sense the right candidate should be given a job regardless of race, sex or religion? It is not just about qualifications either – just because someone has a certificate, it doesn’t mean that they can do the job in reality, will work hard or have the right attitude in the job or company. In Europe, we compete with foreign workers all the time for jobs and the best person for the role and company will be chosen. Don’t companies and employers have the right to choose who will work for them, regardless of race? Why should a qualified, hardworking person be overlooked just because of their nationality? Foreign workers should never be discarded; everyone should be assessed as an individual, on their own merits. If there is a truly equal choice between a foreigner and an Egyptian, then we agree that the Egyptian citizen should get the job. But some Egyptians have another point of view and said:
Egypt has many qualified people to replace all these foreigners and if they are not qualified the business owners must be patient until they have got enough qualifications to replace what Egyptians can replace. One of the new cabinet’s tasks is creating jobs for Egyptian people and the cabinet will be just concerned about the Egyptian people so we think there is chance for foreigners to leave Egypt and this will reflect on the real state rental value in Sharm and all the prices will come down, then we will have our Egypt back.
That was a brief summary of the 80 comments from foreigners or Egyptians, and here is my comment about it.I can’t put all foreigners in one basket because there are many foreigners I personally know and respect, they consider and behave as if Egypt is their own country. They also respect our culture and they follow our rules. These people took
the risk and brought their money, and sometimes all the money they have, to start businesses and have higher Egyptians to work with them. Others bought properties at a time when all the foreign sales contracts were unsafe and unsecured, those brave people injected money into our economy despite the fact that the previous corrupt regime
took a big proportion of this money for itself.Should we, post revolution, treat them badly in return?
Have we forgotten that those foreigners’ countries are sending us millions of tourists, helping our economy; we have to remember that the European countries are hosting thousands of Egyptians and a lot of them are staying illegally there, especially in Italy?
The most important thing we forgot was that, for example, the diving industry is still dependent on many qualified foreign divers and the minister of Man Power didn’t realize when he gave his statement that we still don’t have enough qualified Egyptian divers to replace the foreigners. Instead of talking loudly about foreigners, we should think about training Egyptian divers and make a plan that, for example, in the next 5 years we start to replace half of the foreign divers then in the the next 5 years we can have enough qualified Egyptian divers. I realize that the unqualified, jobless Egyptian divers are those who are just shouting loudly and not doing anything to enhance their qualifications. I warn that any other dramatic plans in the diving industry will damage the whole industry. I have to mention here the foreign “bad apples.” Sharm el Sheikh is a very fertile ground for fraud, where tourists and investors are paying a lot of money and expect a good service. The main question is, are only Egyptians involved in this fraud? The answer is a surprising, yet resounding, NO… there is also a relatively large number of foreigners who are committing direct and indirect fraud and hassle, they work on the black market and never follow any law or rules, they make money, sometimes a lot, and never pay Tax either in Egypt or their country of origin. Not only that, but I personally know some foreigners living among us in Sharm who talk all the time in a bad and insulting way against Egypt and the Egyptians. They also feed the foreign media with wrong news about Egypt, pretending they are professionals, and of course they are only a bunch of vagabonds who couldn’t find a job, either in their countries or anywhere else, so they think that Sharm is the place they can do whatever they want. I tell them no.. you are mistaken because the community knows all of you and believe me soon we will stop you.
Young Pharohs revolution
March 19, 2011 By 1 Comment
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What happened?
Egypt before the 25th of January A president Deposed from the people and let the courtiers along with his son rule the nation, overlooked the corrupts, surrendered to the hypocrites and believed reports from the security bodies were untrue while the Nation was boiling.25th of January
The Explosion
After 25th of January
Ignition of demonstrations and slogans asking the president to step down. A youth, who was like a Messiah, brought life to his homeland when its ruler imagined that this youth was dead and buried. Then came the achievements of anger, blocking of presidential inheritance, burial of the ruling National Democratic Party, humiliation of the biggest whale, Ahmed Ezz, who faked the parliamentary elections, humiliation of the former minister of interior Habib Al- Adli who has a blood stained hands by torturing, killing, conquering and humiliating millions of Egyptians, the disappearance of the state press dogs that led to divorce of power and wealth.Then came the national demands as follows:
National Assembly to amend the constitution – a transitional government representing all national political streams – Declaration of civil disobedience – and the expectations of a peaceful transition of power with warnings of months of protesting in the streets. The regime started to shake and submitted one waiver after the other.Protests kept their strong position and insisted that the president should step down.
11th of February
President Mubarak steps down and hands over the country to the supreme council of the army. The army promises the nation that all the demands will be achieved and in the appropriate time the army will hand over the power to a civil government after holding free elections. Are we dreaming or could this be true????
The young pharaohs Apart from the violence and causalities from the protesters which made me, like everybody else, feel so sad, I think that the 25th of January 2011 as the “day of anger” will be recorded in Egyptian history as the day of Egyptian youth. The new generation proved that they are made from different materials with different tools, ready and able to organize and express themselves. For many years, many people including myself thought that the Egyptian youth are hallow, shallow and not aware of their nation’s problems.
We assumed that they only cared about fashion, the internet, chatting or watching football. We didn’t realize that they are actually fully aware of and concerned with their nation’s concerns. With all my respect to all political parties or movements, including Muslim Brotherhood and Dr. Mohamed El Baradie who inspired many Egyptians for change, they came too late and tried to ride the big wave, already made by the youth. They also tried to steal the limelight and efforts made by the young generation to turn it into political benefit.
Simply, what happened involved some young men/ women communicating on social sites such as Facebook or Twitter who were inspired by what happened in Tunisia and spontaneously decided, for the first time in 30 years, to launch well organized, peaceful protests in many cities in the country. The reasons were cited as bad economical policies, corruption, and emergency law and conquer.
Some foreigners and reporters from European TV channels asked me why we didn’t see or feel the protests in Sharm?
I answered that Sharm is a completely different city, firstly the standard of life compared to the rest of Egypt is high. In Sharm, we have no unemployment; we all know that the authorities normally don’t allow unemployed Egyptians to stay in Sharm by expelling them out of the city, despite the legality of the action.
Secondly, the demography of Sharm is also completely different. Apart from the Bedouins, the population of all Egyptians living in South Sinai comes from Delta, Upper Egypt or Canal area.
They moved to Sharm to have a better life and, almost all of them do have a better life relative to the rest of Egypt.
My demands regarding Sharm El Sheikh
First. On behalf of many Sharmers I can’t accept that a tourist destination like Sharm is run by ex-military Generals. With my respect to all of them, what kind of experiences or qualifications can they have to govern a resort like Sharm? They will always behave as if they are still in the army, whereas, in fact, a city like Sharm
needs creative people with a tourist background to govern. So I ask the current constitutional committee to put in consideration to change the municipality’s law and, instead of hiring the city councils, they should organize elections for every city so that every city’s population can choose their own Mayor or whatever they call the title.
Second. I don’t want to accuse anybody of corruption but for sure I’ll talk to some honest lawyers to form some kind of civil committee to investigate some big whale’s wealth, Specifically, how some bodies belonging to the ministry of tourism are involved in distributing and allocating lands in Nabq Bay to close friends of some big names in the former government.
Simply, we will try to reveal the big corruption in Sharm and send our accusation to the General prosecutor of Egypt (DA office).
Third. Asking the relevant authorities to open the public areas and beaches for the public soon. The decision to close them was taken in favor of some police officials and big political names and I don’t understand under which law they closed public areas and forbade it to the public.
Fourth. Terminate the contract between the South Sinai governorate and the so called company “Sharm Environmental Services” and try to find another mechanism, with the help of the civil community of Sharm, to solve all environmental problems.
Fifth. Enforcement of new district rules to force anybody who deals with nature to respect and follow rules, parallel to applying penalties to any actions contrary to the rules, including tourists.
As I am writing this article, we still remain in the middle of the transition period, until we publish this issue, I don’t yet know how the new government or the political leadership will react seriously to the demands of the Egyptian people. All I know is that the leadership has to admit that we do have a serious situation here that needs to be solved, People need real freedom, democracy, a respect for human rights, cleaning the country of big corrupt whales, serious fighting against corruption and nepotism, enforcement of social justice by applying the law on anybody – rich before the poor, and finally fairness in national income distribution by reconsidering the tax law. (It doesn’t make sense that billionaires, and there are a lot in this country, pay 20% tax – the same as somebody who has a small shop selling cigarettes.) We shouldn’t forget the election laws and how badly the current ones serve our people, it gives an absolute power to a certain class of Egyptians and completely erases the other.
In the end, I would like to stress that Freedom and democracy are great but both are not only two words they are both the way for a welfare country, but to reach this country we have to understand that words are not enough, hard work, high productivity, good education system, transparency, anti-corruption and nepotism mechanisms and finally the faith that we can do it.
GOD SAVE EGYPT….
Educating for Democracy
March 19, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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Lincoln’s particular focus on this occasion was the rule of law, but his insistence that all of society
join in the task of making citizens extends to the whole composite of democratic values—and is as
true today as it was in 1838.
“There is no evidence that we are born with the habits of democracy. Devotion to human dignity
and freedom, to equal rights, to social and economic justice, to the rule of law, to civility and truth, to tolerance of diversity, to mutual assistance, to personal and civic responsibility, to self-restraint and self-respect—all these must be taught and learned and practiced.”
Egyptian citizens are basking in the utopian fantasies of a new freedom, better living and working conditions, more wealth for everyone. Now, what do we do with the freedom we have, the choices and decisions we face daily? How do we live as free men and free women? Is freedom the same as license? Or does self government begin with the governing of one’s self?
What happens when rights are not accompanied by responsibilities?
Despite the protests, I am sure that Egyptian people do not want to be set totally adrift, unmoored, “free” to make up the rules as they go along. This, as they know in their hearts, is not freedom but abandonment.
Education is a universal human right .
It is also a means of achieving other human rights and it is an empowering social and economic tool.
There is a direct connection between education and democratic values: in democratic societies,
educational content and practice support habits of democratic governance. Every society transmits its habits of mind, social norms, culture, and ideals from one generation to the next. Now that Egypt is demanding a new form of Government, the habits and ideals that are passed on to the new generations need to change in response. Young Egyptians need to accept the new ways of life that come with this type of change as their ‘norm.’ This article is focused on what schools now need to teach in order to prepare the next generation for a democracy, however, in order to do this, the older generation needs to ‘go back to school’ to learn these first in order to pass it on to their children.
Why is education even more important post revolution?
1. At a basic level, literacy enables people to stay informed through newspapers and books. Informed citizens are in a better position to improve their democracy.
2. Democratic norms and practices should be taught in order for people to understand and appreciate their opportunities and responsibilities as free citizens.
3. Education for democratic citizenship includes knowledge of national and world history and of basic democratic principles.
What do schools need to add to their curriculums?
One of the most important things is to teach the experiences of democracy in other countries in
the world. What are the benefits and the pitfalls that they have been experienced? The idea of
democracy on paper is wonderful however the grass is not always greener on the other side, and if it is greener, it usually means it needs cutting more. People often look to America as a good example of a democratic country. The reality is that they go through the motions of elections, but behind the scenes, “the financial and corporate elites” run the country, buy off politicians, and dictate policy to an astonishing degree. It doesn’t really matter what ordinary people want. So what America gets in this democracy are astounding and increasingly obscene tax breaks and other windfall benefits for the wealthiest, while the bought-and-paid-for politicians hack away at essential public services and the social safety net, saying we can’t afford them. This is the reality of democracy in the United States.
EDUCATING
FOR
DEMOCRACY
Dolphina controversy
March 21, 2010 By Leave a Comment
A big debate was recently started in Sharm about the captured dolphins at the Dolphina show.
Some are against and others are in favor of this kind of shows. Here at Sharm Business Magazine, we admit that we made a mistake when we took a stance against the dolphin show. We wrote about what we thought was for the best of the dolphins, because this is all that we care about at the end of the day. After that article we received
comments from the other side, people who were unhappy about the article and, when we met some of them, we thought that we should see one of the Dolphina representatives. In fact, they were just some divers aware of this kind of show and the best comment we got is the one that we published in the last issue. It was as the following: “These kinds of shows are one of the most profitable businesses, and one of the most popular tourist attractions in Sharm. We should spend more time and money focusing on the major problem with dolphins in the world today for example the Japanese catching and eating them, pollution, and fishing nets are killing hundreds of dolphins every day. OVERFISHING. These dolphins, regardless if they were born in the wild or in captivity if given the choice would Never want to go back to the wild!!
They would be more sad than the balidi dogs that you write about on the next page of your magazine. Most dolphins in captivity are treated very well. They have good exercise, they eat the best and most proper fish, and when they are sick they get medicine and antibiotics to heal them”. Sharm Business magazine top management decided to visit Dolphina and investigate to find out the truth. The Chairman of the magazine went there himself and he was welcomed by the Chairman of Dolphina and here is the statement of our Chairman after that visit: “I’m so proud of the high quality medical treatment and the good hygiene that the three dolphins are getting.
I also proud to see young Egyptian trainers doing such a spectacular show like any show I have seen in America or Europe on the TV. I found out that these kind of shows are found anywhere in the world but they only criticize the one in Sharm, regardless of the fact that the one in Sharm is more clean and organized than those
in other countries. I saw that the dolphins are in a good health with bright skin, without any scratches and that made me satisfied about Dolphina”
Freelance divers and work permits
March 21, 2010 By Leave a Comment
In the last few weeks Sharm Business Magazine has received quite a lot of mails and phone calls and even visitors about one topic. They are all freelance divers inquiring and expressing their concerns regarding the new decision made by the Egyptian Government to reconcile the situation of foreign divers and allow only foreign divers holding work permits to work in Egypt. Some of these divers had reasonable reactions yet others had unacceptable arrogant reactions. For example they said “without us your country’s economy will collapse”. We respect and understand both reactions and decided to meet with the board of CDWS (chamber of diving & water sports). In the meeting CDWS was represented by two gentlemen Mr. Zeyad El Bassel and Mr. Omar Abdel Aziz. Here are the questions: Question) what is going on with the future of foreign freelance divers regarding the new government decree, and what will be the impact of that decree on the diving industry? Answer) There is no doubt that the chamber is the body responsible for the protection of all members. Accordingly we know that foreign labor is essential for the industry especially as we have 26 different languages used in diving and the Egyptian labor market cannot cover all of that. The other important consideration is to make sure that all registered divers are qualified because in diving, one mistake could cost lives not like other travel sectors such as tour guides. If they make mistakes, it will not cost a life. So assurance of safety was, is and always will be our main goal. Lets agree that in any civilized country nobody can work without the right document whether citizen or foreigner. And we all know how difficult it is to get a work permit if you are foreigner in the EU. Actually it’s difficult even to get a Visa to the EU. Previously in Egypt, things were working without rules and regulations and when the government started reforming the country, a lot of measures were taken to reorganize everything. One of these measures was the new labor law and its new regulation regarding the organization of foreign labor in Egypt. The law said that in any establishment, the maximum percent of foreigners should not precede 10% of the total manpower. The Ministry of Manpower also determined all the documents needed to any foreigner to get work permit.In order to protect the diving industry, the Chamber found that this percentage was too low and also found that the procedures needed to issue a work permit to a foreign diver is too much and takes a long time. We decided to address our demands to the Minister of Manpower, asking her to reconsider the whole issue. We reported to her all the negative impacts on diving due to this new law. The Minister was very understanding and made an exception to the diving and petroleum sectors as they have the same issues with foreign labor. The Minster allowed 30% of the registered manpower to be foreigners, not only that but according to our suggestion to ease the issue, she accepted to short cut the procedures to issue a work permit to save the money and the time of every applicant. The previous procedure was to send the diver outside the country then bring him back. This has been canceled. It was costing the diver a lot of money and time to go and come back for no reason.The other procedures which were also costing the diver a very long time were in issuing the AIDS free certificate and the security clearance. We suggested that the diver can apply for it then gets a form (No. 4) proving that he/ she has already applied their documents. Once the chamber sees that form, they will at once issue a permit to practice the profession so that he/ she can start to work without waiting many months for clearance. All the last efforts show what the CDWS have done to ease the business of its members. Some divers are expecting that we should do more, I assure that this is the maximum we can do. This is a country with political policies that needs to help the economy by decreasing unemployment. Q) we believe that everybody has to respect our country’s laws and regulations, from a technical point of view do you think that 30% foreigners is enough to cover the industry or could a collapse or bad impact take place? A) We believe that 30% is enough and no collapse or bad impact will take place, in fact the impact will be good for the quality of diving and also for unemployment in Egypt. When diving centers know that they should issue work permits to all their foreign staff, they will hire only qualified foreign divers according to their needs and the more foreign divers they hire, the more Egyptian labor will work and as we said these two things will increase quality and help unemployment. An important point, every diver holding a work permit can work in the whole of Egypt not only in one center. This means that when a center has a low business season, it can lend its work permitted staff to other centers which have a high business season at that time. Accordingly and if all centers work and cooperate together we will have no business drops and the 30% will be sufficient.. Q) What measures are CDWS taking to fight the diving ‘black market’ which is mainly working and marketing online? A) We know that there are some people working from rented apartments and building sites to sell diving trips. Those people can’t work alone after being discovered by CDWS. They need a registered center to operate their deals. According to the Egyptian law, nobody is allowed to bring tourists in unless they have a recognised, registered establishment. So those people are violating the law and any center who is dealing with them means that they too are helping to violate the law. We have our ways to trace both the black market and the associated center. Once we catch one, we warn the center not to deal with that company any more otherwise they will be subjected to a penalty. We also have a blacklist on our site telling the world the names of the members on that black market. We hope that this interview calms the debate and makes the foreign divers understand that we are reforming the country, not kicking foreigners out as some of them said. We assure you here at Sharm Business Magazine that we welcome any foreigner respecting our rules and laws to work, invest or do business. The only advice we give to some foreign divers is that they should not trust and deal with some firms claiming that they can issue them a work permit in fraudulent ways. These firms are misleading them and will cause trouble.
New governor, new Mayor and may be a glimmer of hope!!!
March 21, 2010 By Leave a Comment
I was surprised recently to get some calls and comments from some gentlemen accusing me of being the kind of writer who only shows the dark side of the city. They were concerned that it could affect negatively the image of the country and I should show the bright side too. Maybe they are right…but let me tell them that we are in a developing country which needs a lot of reforms and these reforms will never come alone unless the nation sees itself in the mirror and tells itself the truth whether it’s ugly or always the most beautiful. So what am I suppose to write, that everything is great and clean, streets are paved, no more garbage in the streets, no corruption, no Taxi hassle and no street hassle, the animals are treated well and nobody poisons them, no plastic bag pollution problem and no marine pollution………………….. I love my country and maybe I love it more than those who just talk too much and do nothing. I believe that credibility is the only way to reform a country and we should be proud that, at least in Egypt, we can write the truth without any interference of Government control and we are the only nation in the Middle East with partially free media. I have been waiting for more than one year to see any achievement to write about and I have finally found it. When I see that Sharm business magazine is helping to change something, I feel that all our work was not for nothing. I can’t claim that we are the only reason for change, but at least one of the reasons. For example the garbage dump which was on Sea Street in Hadaba has been wiped clean after my last article also please take a look at how Rowayssat has been turned to a better and cleaner place after the campaign we did with the help of some residents there. The main road of Hadaba was another issue that we focused on to show the bad impact of a main road under construction for more than a year on Hadaba residents and now finally it’s finished. We have to say that we have started a new Era with the new Governor and normally we wish to see a glimmer of hope. Frankly speaking, I see more effort and work to restore the city as it used to be. I would only like to give my advice to the new Mayor of Sharm El sheikh to make sure that crossing the main road of Hadaba after they doubled it is not a life risk. I especially see many kids crossing that road in front of the schools. In addition I would like to show the following photos and hope that the city officials put it into consideration. Let me appreciate the efforts made by the the Rowayssat leader for what he did to fight the garbage phenomenon and make it a clean and better place, also I’m so happy that they have allocated a parking place for the buses in Rowayssat so that the residents don’t have to suffer anymore from the sound and the heavy smoke pollution. Hopefully they could do the same in Hadaba.