{"id":11767,"date":"2024-06-03T22:35:10","date_gmt":"2024-06-03T20:35:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hossambadrawi.com\/en\/?p=11767"},"modified":"2024-06-05T22:37:12","modified_gmt":"2024-06-05T20:37:12","slug":"a-symposium-on-the-book-daring-to-think-with-dr-hossam-badrawy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hossambadrawi.com\/en\/a-symposium-on-the-book-daring-to-think-with-dr-hossam-badrawy\/","title":{"rendered":"A symposium on the book Daring to Think with Dr. Hossam Badrawy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Yesterday, Tuesday, June 3, 2024, a symposium on the book Daring to Think by Dr. Hossam Badrawi, published by Dar Al-Maaref, was held at the headquarters of the Secularists Movement. The symposium was rich in ideas, as Dr. Hossam Badrawi gave an interesting presentation of his book and what is behind its chapters. It won the approval of the attendees, whose curiosity was ignited to ask many questions, which in many&#8230; Some of them turned into questions about the country, about society, and about many thorny issues outside the context of the book, where Dr. Badrawi shared his ideas and what he believes in, answering and debating with happiness, satisfaction, and welcome from those present&#8230;&#8230;<br \/>\nAttached for you is the link to the introduction by Dr. Badrawi and Ibrahim Issa from the book The Daring to Think <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1S3ogNfekhBE3UkEgIFZ9MOdpc-j0vOfT\/view?usp=sharing&amp;fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR0yw56aOmCTBN4WbNuPV0_8kbZCxvXeuZ2IxGK4LBpDEPF_1OC88xzGnes_aem_AdxBEUq7Q0Ygu0QibEHXVlY39Q6Q4hZpzsQfmD9FQVQqD_yLXSIBmlrEhmd5RaHFqtpFRX7KkdJz4HhjfXR41MmB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/drive.google.com\/&#8230;\/1S3ogNfekhBE3UkEgIFZ&#8230;\/view&#8230;<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?height=314&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fhbadrawi%2Fvideos%2F436199495856176%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=560&amp;t=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"314\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fhossambadrawi%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02priyoHoMPAdUch3KRpnj5yYbS3EbV6nmQ72GhXuTH9g19E2BjnbaWAhfmJC1dLv5l&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500&amp;preview=comet_preview\" width=\"500\" height=\"767\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday, Tuesday, June 3, 2024, a symposium on the book Daring to Think by Dr. Hossam Badrawi, published by Dar Al-Maaref, was held at the headquarters of the Secularists Movement. 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