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- “And by their fruits ye shall know them ”
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- At the foot of the Great Pyramids of Giza, the story of one of the
greatest feats in the history of health care in modern Egypt would
unfold over a period spanning over 3 decades. The story is one of faith-in-action of
the highest order that deserves to be remembered by our children and
emulated by women and men everywhere.
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- The Association of the Friends of Children with Rheumatic Heart Disease
founded in 1957, grew out of a modest 28 bed bungalow to a multi-storied
complex that within less than 2
decades would see some of the greatest accomplishments in fighting
disease, ignorance and poverty… Thanks to the tireless, selfless,
persistent and dedicated vision, will, skill, courage and compassion of
one woman whose spirit outdaunted a fragile and waning physique- that we
are left with an enduring legacy to mine.
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- One of the landmarks in public health services in the Middle East was
established in Cairo in 1975. The
8 storied compound housing the Child Health Institute extending a broad
spectrum of quality services free to the needy -is an offshoot of the Association of Friends
– originating in the RHD Center of 1957.
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- The Islamic Language Schools
founded in the 70s represented a new concept in education. It was
conceived in response to a deeply felt need for reform experienced by
the professional and cultured middle classes in Egypt, and it marked new
directions and constituencies in the Association’s public services. Above is a view of the Schools in the
Mohandisseen district of Cairo.
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- Opening the gates to education for all….but what kind of education for
what kind of generation, that is the question she tackled in a cultural
context of utter disorientation!
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- The answer was to set the new generation on a sound footing whereby they
could be confident in their identity and from thereon be set on an
integrated curriculum to orient them to the modern world. This was the mission of the new
Vanguard: the Talaiye al islamiyya…..
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- Each School provides for Child Care, as well as for girls and boys
comprehensive education. Separate
and Parallel facilities are provided to optimize opportunities for both
sexes, from primary through high school.
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- New projects never ceased to be planned and implemented… Up to the very
end… Zahira continued to lay foundations for health, educational, social
welfare and charity institutions… like the above complex of homes for
orphans and widows, for a school,
and for student hostels in the suburban Sixth October City.
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Notes
