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“Natcha in Alexandria” The latest work by writer and thinker Dr. Hossam Badrawi

This book represents a unique and fascinating experience in which Dr. Badrawi evokes philosophers who have had a tremendous intellectual influence throughout history.
Together with a group of young people, the author presents the core ideas of these philosophers within a framework filled with charm and mystery — through rich discussions connecting the reality we live in with philosophical perspectives that reveal past experiences and mysteries, shedding light on our present world and prompting reflection.

The pages of the book also include dialogues between the author and time, space, and the universe. He even discusses artificial intelligence, engages with it in dialogue, and transitions into the algorithmic side of music and beauty.
The book is extremely rich with exceptional, unconventional ideas that illuminate the path for minds that seek knowledge and contemplation.

The book is published by Al-Ain Publishing and Distribution House.
It is worth mentioning that Al-Ain Publishing is a cultural institution founded in Egypt in 2000. The publishing house won the Sheikh Zayed Book Award in the “Publishing and Cultural Technologies” category in 2023, and also received the “Excellence in International Publishing” Award at the Doha Book Fair 2025.

The founder and patron of the publishing house is Dr. Fatma El-Boudy, an exceptional model of blending science and culture — with Al-Ain Publishing being a product of her intellect and spirit.

Dr. Hossam Badrawi

He is a politician, intellect, and prominent physician. He is the former head of the Gynecology Department, Faculty of Medicine Cairo University. He conducted his post graduate studies from 1979 till 1981 in the United States. He was elected as a member of the Egyptian Parliament and chairman of the Education and Scientific Research Committee in the Parliament from 2000 till 2005. As a politician, Dr. Hossam Badrawi was known for his independent stances. His integrity won the consensus of all people from various political trends. During the era of former president Hosni Mubarak he was called The Rationalist in the National Democratic Party NDP because his political calls and demands were consistent to a great extent with calls for political and democratic reform in Egypt. He was against extending the state of emergency and objected to the National Democratic Party's unilateral constitutional amendments during the January 25, 2011 revolution. He played a very important political role when he defended, from the very first beginning of the revolution, the demonstrators' right to call for their demands. He called on the government to listen and respond to their demands. Consequently and due to Dr. Badrawi's popularity, Mubarak appointed him as the NDP Secretary General thus replacing the members of the Bureau of the Commission. During that time, Dr. Badrawi expressed his political opinion to Mubarak that he had to step down. He had to resign from the party after 5 days of his appointment on February 10 when he declared his political disagreement with the political leadership in dealing with the demonstrators who called for handing the power to the Muslim Brotherhood. Therefore, from the very first moment his stance was clear by rejecting a religion-based state which he considered as aiming to limit the Egyptians down to one trend. He considered deposed president Mohamed Morsi's decision to bring back the People's Assembly as a reinforcement of the US-supported dictatorship. He was among the first to denounce the incursion of Morsi's authority over the judicial authority, condemning the Brotherhood militias' blockade of the Supreme Constitutional Court. Dr. Hossam supported the Tamarod movement in its beginning and he declared that toppling the Brotherhood was a must and a pressing risk that had to be taken few months prior to the June 30 revolution and confirmed that the army would support the legitimacy given by the people

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