The “Cairo Declaration” Stresses The Need To Invest In Youth And Confront The Schemes Of Ideological Invasion

The first forum, “Arab Youth Talk to Build Awareness”, concluded its work in Cairo, after three days of sessions, in which 300 Arab youth figures, representatives of research centers, civil society organizations, youth councils and universities, some government agencies, the Egyptian Parliament, and the Youth Coordination participated in it. Parties and politicians in Egypt, representing 30 Arab, African and Islamic countries.

The forum, which was held under the slogan “Generations Supporting Arab Issues”, included intensive activities during the first day with the inauguration of the Arab National Authority for Building Awareness, through a session on the role of civil society institutions in spreading a culture of development and enlightened thought, while the second day witnessed the opening of the forum in the presence of Dr. Ashraf Sobhi, Minister of Youth and Sports and Head of the Executive Office of the Council of Arab Youth and Sports Ministers, Dr. Mushira Abu Ghali, founder and president of the Arab Youth Council for Integrated Development, and Dr. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh, the global economic expert, gave a televised speech to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, and the Secretary-General of the Arab Youth Council for Integrated Development, Dr. Shafiqa Al-Amri. At the conclusion of the opening session, the forum honored the Arab Youth Council for Integrated Development, Dr. Ashraf Sobhi, on the occasion of renewing confidence in him as Minister of Youth and Sports in Egypt, and the presidency of the Executive Office of the Ministers of Youth and Sports, in addition to the forum dedicating a special session of the Arab Youth Council to honor influential Arab symbols, knights of building Arab awareness and symbols of national giving.

The forum witnessed rich discussions, through various, comprehensive and specialized sessions. The first session dealt with building awareness of the psychological, political and economic “concept and influence” on Arab societies, while the second session dealt with the role of religion, media and drama in influencing awareness building through several axes, most notably building awareness. In Islam and its impact on spreading the values ​​of peace and tolerance, the impact of drama on building awareness in Arab societies, and the role of the media in directing national and national awareness in the Arab world, while the third session witnessed “Unforgettable Positions of Arab Unity”, which dealt with the Egyptian-Jordanian relations model.

The work of the forum included a special session to present a model for youth role models in consolidating belonging, under the title, The Impact of Building National Awareness in Confronting Modern Generations of Wars “Egypt’s Model Before, During and After the June 30, 2013 Revolution” Decision and Choice, and a Dignified Life is the best humanitarian and development initiative to build a new Egypt, while The last session dealt with the role of social responsibility in building awareness of sustainable development through the axis: The role of economic and financial institutions in supporting awareness building to achieve sustainable development. The closing session of the forum witnessed the honoring of the partners of success and cooperation from the Ministry of Youth and Sports and the participating Arab delegations.

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The forum recommended the need to raise awareness of knowledge and religion to confront the ideological and cultural invasion, which promotes customs that contradict religious values, customs and traditions in our Arab societies, and coordination between bodies to combat intellectual deviation and its manifestations, adopting a real mechanism to confront it, paying attention to developing youth thought and advancing the culture of society, and maximizing attention to young people. And the development of real awareness among young people to avoid the false awareness broadcast by social networking sites.

In its recommendations, the forum stressed the need to combine Arab and African efforts to maximize investment in young people, develop their awareness of the issues of the country, enhance their national belonging to protect them from destructive and extremist ideas, expedite the establishment of the Arab National Authority to build awareness, and start the work of civil society institutions in publishing and implementing the forum’s outputs. .

Establishing awareness

The forum also stressed the importance of setting development programs and spreading enlightened thought among young people, taking into account the consolidation of the role of awareness among people of determination, noting that enlightened awareness requires attention to changing the educational curriculum and attention to technology and artificial intelligence to keep pace with the current changes and challenges, and to deal in a positive and purposeful manner. To build educational awareness. The forum’s recommendations pointed out that youth is an important social force, and that winning this vital sector by decision makers and politicians means winning the battle for change, calling for highlighting the role of young people who represent a model of constructive role models in various fields as they are the wealth of societies and their leaders in the future.

The forum pointed out that the Palestinian cause will remain the cause of the Arabs and the first Arab youth issue, pointing out that the role of youth diplomacy is no less important than political diplomacy in support of a just solution to the Palestinian issue, praising Egypt’s role towards the Palestinian cause and its contribution to stopping the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip and the Palestinian territories.