Egyptian Union of Liberal Youth
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The Egyptian Union of Liberal Youth ' onMouseout='HidePop("69941")' href="/topics/Egyptian_Arabic">locally
: etːeˈħæːd eʃːæˈbæːb elːebˈɾˤɑːli) or EULY, is an Egypt
ian non-governmental organization
, aiming to spread the knowledge of the ideas of liberalism
among Egyptian youth. The organization was founded in 2007, and has adopted several projects and workshops
Why am I Liberal
for NGO's
August – until November 2008, EULY organized a campaign about Egyptian NGO law, and in that campaign we will make movie and media campaign to inform youth of what the NGO's do for them, and also to make the youth organizations aware of the Egyptian NGO's Law, This project cooperates between EULY and ICNL.
Liberal café
June - until December 2008, The liberal café is something not formal for youth who want to know more about liberal ideas and liberty values, we hold twice a month, in the liberal Cafe we discuss things like ( liberty – freedom of speech – movies – liberal parties in Egypt …. ) this competition is conducted with Fredrish Numman Foundation.
Seminar to Join IFLRY Membership
October 2008, EULY is organizing a seminar as part of the process of becoming a member of International federation of liberal youth. This Seminar titled "Liberalism in the Egypt
ian Society: How It Could Be Promoted". The Vise President of IFLRY attended the seminar. this competition is conducted with Fredrish Numman Foundation.
On the road "EULY Newsletter
2008, EULY published a newsletter to publicize about EULY, ex- projects and events and our projects and Events, the newsletter
also included some more articles discussing liberal ideas.
Discover America
September – November 2008, Organized a program Titled Discover America, this program was organized by EULY's top on the important role that the US played as a model of liberal democracy and misconceptions about. EULY funded this program, and received technical support from the USA Embassy, Egypt.
Life Team (Act for Human Rights)
April - August 2008, EULY, started the "LIFE TEAM" project to produce plays
– songs – music – movies etc, to promote human rights
and liberal ideas and values . Life Team started with program Act for human rights .this project was funded from freedom house.
Training: Cycle Management of the Civil Institutions
19 – 22 August 2008, EULY held training for Egypt
ian, Jordan
ian and Syrian NGO's, this training was on how to make reports - and how to monitor the court system - make statement about something that happened in their countries
Workshop: Democracy and Human Rights
July 2008, EULY held a workshop in June for The journalists and Blogger and young leader in the political parties in Egypt, that workshop discuss many things like democracy
, shari'a and democracy, Human rights and Shari'a, and that workshop was in cooperation between EULY and Network of Democrats in the Arab world
.
Workshop: What Does Liberalism Mean?
March 2008, EULY held a workshop on the 22–23 March 2008, to 20 Youth Activist in the Egyptian community, and that workshop was held in the EULY headquarters, and was incooperation between EULY and ATLAS Economic Foundation.
Workshop: Strategic to Enhance Participation and Improve Performance of Youth Organization
February 2008, EULY hosted it to the Youth from front democratic party (ar: الجبهة) (ELGABHA) and that was for five days in Ismailia
, Egypt
, that workshop was about how to make a Youth organization in a political party
, and that workshop a trainer from Germany came, the workshop cooperate between EULY and Fredrish Numman foundation.
Workshops for 150 students from different Egyptian universities, October – December 2007, EULY held five workshops for students from Cairo University
, Ain Shams University
, Azhar University, University of Alexandria and other private Universities; the workshop discussed what secular government means, and also provided an overview of liberal ideas. The workshop had 150 student participants, and was a cooperative effort of EULY and the Fredrish Numman Foundation.
The problems faced by liberal in Egyptian society
Workshop for youth in the liberal political party held on September 2007, was a workshop for three days in Fayed
, Ismailia
, the workshop was held for youth in the political parties to know what are the problems that faced by liberal idea in Egypt and in the liberal political parties. The workshop was a first step to work and develop the liberal parties in Egypt. They made that workshop for the New Wafd Party
, Democratic Front Party, Liberal Egyptian Party
, Tomorrow Party
and the National Democratic Party
, the project was also a cooperative effort of EULY and the Fredrish Numman Foundation.
Liberal concept campaign
Campaign in the Egyptian universities, March 2007, EULY made a campaign in the universities to promote the liberal ideas such as free market economy, freedom, cooperation
, and some other booklets, that campaign targeted 1000 students, and was held in the Cairo University in the faculty of law, faculty of Economy and Political science.
Another objective is to develop the youth in the liberal political parties of Egypt, and to make it clear and achievable. Several newspapers and online websites have accused the Egyptian Union of being strictly allied with one of two political parties from the four main liberal parties of Egypt; the Union has published a denouncement of these claims.
Egyptian Arabic
Egyptian Arabic is the language spoken by contemporary Egyptians.It is more commonly known locally as the Egyptian colloquial language or Egyptian dialect ....
: etːeˈħæːd eʃːæˈbæːb elːebˈɾˤɑːli) or EULY, is an Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
ian non-governmental organization
Non-governmental organization
A non-governmental organization is a legally constituted organization created by natural or legal persons that operates independently from any government. The term originated from the United Nations , and is normally used to refer to organizations that do not form part of the government and are...
, aiming to spread the knowledge of the ideas of liberalism
Liberalism
Liberalism is the belief in the importance of liberty and equal rights. Liberals espouse a wide array of views depending on their understanding of these principles, but generally, liberals support ideas such as constitutionalism, liberal democracy, free and fair elections, human rights,...
among Egyptian youth. The organization was founded in 2007, and has adopted several projects and workshops
Projects
Euly has created, and prepared several projects, some with other organizations and other projects were launched by themselves. Among these projects are:2009
the MAJ School- November 2008 – Until April 2009, EULY is now doing a project for young active people and young journalists, the project name is MAJ (MediaMass mediaMass media refers collectively to all media technologies which are intended to reach a large audience via mass communication. Broadcast media transmit their information electronically and comprise of television, film and radio, movies, CDs, DVDs and some other gadgets like cameras or video consoles...
– ArtArtArt is the product or process of deliberately arranging items in a way that influences and affects one or more of the senses, emotions, and intellect....
– JournalistJournalistA journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
), they are organizing this project to promote liberal values in the three ways of this school, and to create liberal groups in the media and art and journalismJournalismJournalism is the practice of investigation and reporting of events, issues and trends to a broad audience in a timely fashion. Though there are many variations of journalism, the ideal is to inform the intended audience. Along with covering organizations and institutions such as government and...
. That project cooperates between EULY and OSIOpen Society InstituteThe Open Society Institute , renamed in 2011 to Open Society Foundations, is a private operating and grantmaking foundation started by George Soros, aimed to shape public policy to promote democratic governance, human rights, and economic, legal, and social reform...
.
Why am I Liberal
- February – Until May 2009, preparing for a competition to write essays about liberalism, and this competition is for Middle eastern youth to express them self's and write why they are liberal. And what liberalismLiberalismLiberalism is the belief in the importance of liberty and equal rights. Liberals espouse a wide array of views depending on their understanding of these principles, but generally, liberals support ideas such as constitutionalism, liberal democracy, free and fair elections, human rights,...
means for them, this competition was conducted with Friedrich Naumann FoundationFriedrich Naumann FoundationThe Friedrich Naumann Foundation is a German foundation for liberal politics, related to the Free Democratic Party. Established in 1958 by Theodor Heuss, the first president of the Federal Republic of Germany, it promotes individual freedom and liberalism.The Foundation follows the ideals of the...
.
2008
Campaign about Egyptian lawLaw
Law is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior, wherever possible. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a social mediator of relations between people. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus...
for NGO's
August – until November 2008, EULY organized a campaign about Egyptian NGO law, and in that campaign we will make movie and media campaign to inform youth of what the NGO's do for them, and also to make the youth organizations aware of the Egyptian NGO's Law, This project cooperates between EULY and ICNL.
Liberal café
June - until December 2008, The liberal café is something not formal for youth who want to know more about liberal ideas and liberty values, we hold twice a month, in the liberal Cafe we discuss things like ( liberty – freedom of speech – movies – liberal parties in Egypt …. ) this competition is conducted with Fredrish Numman Foundation.
Seminar to Join IFLRY Membership
October 2008, EULY is organizing a seminar as part of the process of becoming a member of International federation of liberal youth. This Seminar titled "Liberalism in the Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
ian Society: How It Could Be Promoted". The Vise President of IFLRY attended the seminar. this competition is conducted with Fredrish Numman Foundation.
On the road "EULY Newsletter
2008, EULY published a newsletter to publicize about EULY, ex- projects and events and our projects and Events, the newsletter
Newsletter
A newsletter is a regularly distributed publication generally about one main topic that is of interest to its subscribers. Newspapers and leaflets are types of newsletters. Additionally, newsletters delivered electronically via email have gained rapid acceptance for the same reasons email in...
also included some more articles discussing liberal ideas.
Discover America
September – November 2008, Organized a program Titled Discover America, this program was organized by EULY's top on the important role that the US played as a model of liberal democracy and misconceptions about. EULY funded this program, and received technical support from the USA Embassy, Egypt.
Life Team (Act for Human Rights)
April - August 2008, EULY, started the "LIFE TEAM" project to produce plays
Play (theatre)
A play is a form of literature written by a playwright, usually consisting of scripted dialogue between characters, intended for theatrical performance rather than just reading. There are rare dramatists, notably George Bernard Shaw, who have had little preference whether their plays were performed...
– songs – music – movies etc, to promote human rights
Human rights
Human rights are "commonly understood as inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being." Human rights are thus conceived as universal and egalitarian . These rights may exist as natural rights or as legal rights, in both national...
and liberal ideas and values . Life Team started with program Act for human rights .this project was funded from freedom house.
Training: Cycle Management of the Civil Institutions
19 – 22 August 2008, EULY held training for Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
ian, Jordan
Jordan
Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , Al-Mamlaka al-Urduniyya al-Hashemiyya) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing...
ian and Syrian NGO's, this training was on how to make reports - and how to monitor the court system - make statement about something that happened in their countries
Workshop: Democracy and Human Rights
July 2008, EULY held a workshop in June for The journalists and Blogger and young leader in the political parties in Egypt, that workshop discuss many things like democracy
Democracy
Democracy is generally defined as a form of government in which all adult citizens have an equal say in the decisions that affect their lives. Ideally, this includes equal participation in the proposal, development and passage of legislation into law...
, shari'a and democracy, Human rights and Shari'a, and that workshop was in cooperation between EULY and Network of Democrats in the Arab world
Arab world
The Arab world refers to Arabic-speaking states, territories and populations in North Africa, Western Asia and elsewhere.The standard definition of the Arab world comprises the 22 states and territories of the Arab League stretching from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to the Arabian Sea in the...
.
Workshop: What Does Liberalism Mean?
March 2008, EULY held a workshop on the 22–23 March 2008, to 20 Youth Activist in the Egyptian community, and that workshop was held in the EULY headquarters, and was incooperation between EULY and ATLAS Economic Foundation.
Workshop: Strategic to Enhance Participation and Improve Performance of Youth Organization
February 2008, EULY hosted it to the Youth from front democratic party (ar: الجبهة) (ELGABHA) and that was for five days in Ismailia
Ismaïlia
-Notable natives:*Osman Ahmed Osman, a famous and influential Egyptian engineer, contractor, entrepreneur, and politician, was born in this town on 6 April 1917....
, Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
, that workshop was about how to make a Youth organization in a political party
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
, and that workshop a trainer from Germany came, the workshop cooperate between EULY and Fredrish Numman foundation.
2007
Egyptian Liberal VisionWorkshops for 150 students from different Egyptian universities, October – December 2007, EULY held five workshops for students from Cairo University
Cairo University
Cairo University is a public university located in Giza, Egypt.The university was founded on December 21, 1908, as the result of an effort to establish a national center for educational thought...
, Ain Shams University
Ain Shams University
Ain Shams University is an institute of higher education located in Cairo, Egypt. Founded in 1950, the university provides education at the undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate levels.-History:...
, Azhar University, University of Alexandria and other private Universities; the workshop discussed what secular government means, and also provided an overview of liberal ideas. The workshop had 150 student participants, and was a cooperative effort of EULY and the Fredrish Numman Foundation.
The problems faced by liberal in Egyptian society
Workshop for youth in the liberal political party held on September 2007, was a workshop for three days in Fayed
Fayed
-People:*Ali Al-Fayed, Mohamed Al-Fayed's younger brother*Ayman al-Fayed, Palestinian militant*Dodi Fayed, Mohamed Al-Fayed's son*Guillermo Fayed, French Olympic skier*Mohamed Al-Fayed, Egyptian businessman...
, Ismailia
Ismaïlia
-Notable natives:*Osman Ahmed Osman, a famous and influential Egyptian engineer, contractor, entrepreneur, and politician, was born in this town on 6 April 1917....
, the workshop was held for youth in the political parties to know what are the problems that faced by liberal idea in Egypt and in the liberal political parties. The workshop was a first step to work and develop the liberal parties in Egypt. They made that workshop for the New Wafd Party
New Wafd Party
The New Wafd Party is a nationalist liberal party in Egypt.It is the extension of one of the oldest and historically most active political parties in Egypt, Wafd Party, which was dismantled after the 1952 Revolution. The New Wafd was re-established in 1983...
, Democratic Front Party, Liberal Egyptian Party
Liberal Egyptian Party
Liberal Egyptian Party , formerly Mother Egypt Party, is a grassroots movement and a secular,conservative liberalpolitical party in Egypt...
, Tomorrow Party
Tomorrow Party
The el-Ghad Party is an active political party in Egypt that was granted license in October 2004. El-Ghad is a centrist liberal secular political party pressing for widening the scope of political participation and for a peaceful rotation of power....
and the National Democratic Party
National Democratic Party (Egypt)
The National Democratic Party , often simply called Al-Ḥizb al-Waṭaniy – the "National Party", was an Egyptian political party. It was founded by President Anwar El Sadat in 1978....
, the project was also a cooperative effort of EULY and the Fredrish Numman Foundation.
Liberal concept campaign
Campaign in the Egyptian universities, March 2007, EULY made a campaign in the universities to promote the liberal ideas such as free market economy, freedom, cooperation
Cooperation
Cooperation or co-operation is the process of working or acting together. In its simplest form it involves things working in harmony, side by side, while in its more complicated forms, it can involve something as complex as the inner workings of a human being or even the social patterns of a...
, and some other booklets, that campaign targeted 1000 students, and was held in the Cairo University in the faculty of law, faculty of Economy and Political science.
Objectives
The main objective of the Liberal Union is to spread liberalism among Egyptian youth, and to inform them of their legal rights, and to develop the youth volunteering in other civil society organizations.Another objective is to develop the youth in the liberal political parties of Egypt, and to make it clear and achievable. Several newspapers and online websites have accused the Egyptian Union of being strictly allied with one of two political parties from the four main liberal parties of Egypt; the Union has published a denouncement of these claims.
See also
- Politics of EgyptPolitics of EgyptThe government of Egypt, as of February 27, 2011, is a republic currently under military rule of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces after the President of Egypt Hosni Mubarak stepped down following several days of mass protests. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the...
- Youth voiceYouth voiceYouth voice refers to the distinct ideas, opinions, attitudes, knowledge, and actions of young people as a collective body. The term youth voice often groups together a diversity of perspectives and experiences, regardless of backgrounds, identities, and cultural differences...
- Youth voteYouth voteThe youth vote is a political term used primarily in the United States to describe 18 to 29-year-olds and their voting habits.The term "Youth Vote" goes back to the 1930s, when low-income rural and urban young people in the United States were first mobilized to vote in blocs by the youth activism...
- Youth politicsYouth politicsYouth politics is a category of issues which distinctly involve, affect or otherwise impact youth.-USA:With roots in the early youth activism of the Newsboys and Mother Jones' child labor protests at the turn of the 20th century, youth politics were first identified in American politics with the...
- Egyptian Initiative for Personal RightsEgyptian Initiative for Personal RightsThe Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights is an independent Egyptian human rights organization, established in 2002.-Vision and Mandate:...
(EIPR)