It’s simple really, if we don’t save the Nile, everything else we are debating, discussing, arguing about will be irrelevant.

I have the greatest respect and admiration for you. We can never forget that it was your courage and foresight that called for change and a transition to democracy during the final years of the Mubarak regime.

The success of a constitution derives not only from the wisdom and the fairness of the text/document, but most importantly from the widespread involvement, informed participation, and buy-in by all of the people of Egypt into the constitution making process

In all of our decisions let’s take a momentary pause and think, “is this how to be great?”, “Is this what a great people would do?”

Without enshrined justice, we will always be at risk of losing any gains made along our journey to establishing the new Egypt.  The very foundation of any society is justice – this is not simply a demand of the January 25th, 2011 revolution, this needs to be the first demand of new Egypt

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