In the last year, Egypt’s Minister of State for Emigration and Egyptian Expatriates’ Affairs Nabila Makram has introduced several initiatives across the Mediterranean, Europe and Australia, to name a few, to connect the Egyptian diaspora to its culture. “Emigration is always used as a negative connotation because it is associated with the illegal migration so forth, however I wanted rectify the misconception and highlight the positivity of migration,” Makram shared with Egyptian Streets on the sidelines of the World Youth Forum last month. Makram explained how at the beginning, no one understood what was meant by “back to the roots” and some assumed it was an agricultural project. However, once she explained the concept behind this project, many were very supportive. The first step was introducing the initiative known as ‘Nostos’ derived from the Greek name Greek name that means back to the roots. Egypt’s coastal city of Alexandria was home to so many different communities from Italian to French and British to Jewish and Armenian. However, many of these communities are not known to fellow Egyptian citizens. “We had them but we didn’t highlight them; we didn’t give them…
Nabila Makram Explains the Ministry’s Steps Towards Reviving Egypt’s Diaspora
December 6, 2018
