Egypt’s Minister of Emigration and Expatriate Affairs, Nabila Makram, recently spoke to a group of Australian-Egyptians about the importance of voting in the forthcoming presidential elections. Makram also expressed her views on Egypt’s struggle with terrorism and against biased public perceptions. “Egypt is in a war is against terror which is ongoing,” Makram said at an event in the Egyptian Consulate in Sydney. “Your participation in these elections makes you a soldier of Egypt in the diaspora, standing up against various forces of opposition […] I am not here to tell you who to vote for., but that the upcoming Egyptian elections (in March) are an extremely important patriotic duty,” Makram added speaking of the relationship between the Australian-Egyptian community and Egypt. Makram, who is Egypt’s first female Minister of Emigration, stressed the importance of the role of Egyptians in Australia. “Sydney remains valuable to Egypt and we are pleased to see Egyptians entering Australian parliament and young Australian Egyptians recently involved in the Egyptian youth forum [Sharm el-Sheikh].” The topics of domestic terrorism throughout Egypt and terrorist cells in the Sinai Peninsula were also addressed. “Egypt is in a war is…
Egypt’s Emigration Minister Encourages Egyptians Abroad to Vote in a ‘Patriotic Duty’
March 7, 2018
