Ahmed Zewail — Egyptian Scientist born on February 26, 1946,

Ahmed Hassan Zewail is an Egyptian scientist, known as the "father of femtochemistry", he won the 1999 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on femtochemistry and became the first Egyptian scientist to win a Nobel Prize in a scientific field. He is the Linus Pauling Chair Professor of Chemistry, Professor of Physics, and the director of the Physical Biology Center for Ultrafast Science and Technology at the California Institute of Technology... (wikipedia)

Every effort should be made to help build the new democratic nation with reconciliation and forgiveness, for the sake of Egypt and not for the benefit of a party or a group.
Human resources are just tremendous in Egypt, but we need the science base; we need the correct science base.
Secularism will not work in Egypt any more than theocracy. What will work is governance that is guided by the Islamic values of the majority with protection of the minority rights.
Investing in science education and curiosity-driven research is investing in the future.
The soft power of science has the potential to reshape global diplomacy.