Dr. Badrawi inaugurates the second cultural salon to discuss the book “On Freedom I Talk” by the great writer Zaki Najib Mahmoud

In the presence of a group of thinkers, writers and media professionals, Prof. Hossam Badrawi inaugurated today the second online cultural salon of the Association for the Dissemination of Culture and Knowledge, which is expected to be held monthly, the first Wednesday of every month
The dialogue in the salon was moderated by journalist writer Muhammad Abu Shama, in the presence of 35 participants from public figures, writers and media professionals, and nearly 18,000 online followers.
The topic of the second salon was a discussion of the book “On Freedom I Speak” by the great writer Zaki Naguib Mahmoud, with Dr. Ahmed Okasha, professor of psychiatry, Dr. Saad Eddin Ibrahim, former head of the Ibn Khaldun Center, Dr. Muhammad Kamal, Dean of the Institute for Arab Research and Studies, and Professor Basem Kamel, a member of the People’s Assembly. The former, Dr. Hashem Bahri, Dr. Sameh Morcos, writer and film critic Tarek El-Shennawy, and writer Suzan Harfi.
The meeting, which was broadcast online, opened with a speech from Dr. Hossam Badrawi, in which he expressed his desire to stir the cultural situation in Egypt through the use of technology and the participation of numbers that were not able to participate before in such enlightening cultural sessions. He pointed out the importance of discussing the book “On Freedom I Talk” Because of the importance of the value of freedom
During the meeting, the speakers interacted with the audience in the hall and the online attendees by answering their questions and interventions. At the end of the meeting, Dr. Badrawi indicated that the next book that will be discussed during the next salon is the book “Genius Ali” by Abbas Mahmoud Al-Akkad
The attendees praised the idea and the salon, which enabled the expansion of the circle of participation, in which more than 3,000 messages and comments and more than 20,000 online viewers participated in it.
Prepared for the salon and completed by the professors Ahmed Mubarak, Sana Zayed, Reda Saqr, Tharwat Abdel Aziz, Jamal Zekry, Ahmed Osama, Nanes Waguih, Jacqueline Fikry, Amer Abu Zaid, Walid Selim, Mohamed Ahmed from the association, a distinguished collective effort from the Medicare team, the Dreamers of Tomorrow and the association Dissemination of knowledge and culture and the office of d. Hossam Badrawi