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National Identity Conference Opens at Bibliotheca Alexandrina Under Sisi's Patronage
September 21, 2026 at 12:27 PM · Updated 25d ago
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The national identity conference, "Firm Roots and a Renewed Vision," has opened at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina for a three-day session under President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi's patronage.
- The conference, running September 21–23, is co-organized by the Library of Alexandria, several ministries, and the Alexandria governorate.
- Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Hussein Issa attended the opening session; Higher Education Minister Abdel Aziz Konsowa represented Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly.
- Attendance also included the ministers of social solidarity, religious endowments, and youth and sports, along with university presidents, public authority heads, and intellectual figures.
- Youth and Sports Minister Johar Nabil said national identity must move from rhetoric to daily practice, citing a visit to Halayeb and Shalatin.
- Teachers Union head Khaled al-Zanati proposed an initiative, “The Egyptian Identity School,” urging a shift from teaching identity to practicing it.





