By Hend GadAllah 

Under the patronage of  Dr. Mostafa Madbouly, Prime Minister, Prof.  Dr. Ashraf Sobhi, Minister of Youth and Sports, witnessed the conclusion of the first youth forum for confronting rumors and their impact on national security. It  was organized by the Ministry, the Parliament’s Central Administration and Civil Education, during the period from 19 to 21 December, with the participation of 185 young men and women from 11 governorates as an initial stage, under the title "Towards Rebuilding Consciousness and Shaping Personality". 

The activities of the first youth forum began to confront rumors and their impact on national security, by showing a summary video of the most prominent events that the forum witnessed throughout its sessions during the first version. The youth participating in the program and forum “face with us” presented  a number of youth initiatives, proposals, visions and recommendations related to combating and addressing various rumors directed against the Egyptian state regarding the role of the media and youth in addressing rumors.

Dr. Ashraf Sobhi, Minister of  Youth and Sports, confirmed that the Forum “face with us” was supported by President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, and under the patronage of Dr. Mostafa Madbouly, Prime Minister, due to the need to educate young people and achieve their enlightening role, which helps the state’s movement to combat and confront for misconceptions.

The forum was attended by a number of Egyptian personalities and elites, which refined the strength of the forum, workshops and dialogue sessions, led by Dr. Muhammad Mukhtar Gomaa, Minister of Endowments, Professor Karam Gabr, President of the Supreme Council for Information, Dr. Howaida Mustafa, Dean of the Faculty of Information, Cairo University, Major General Ahmed Al-Awadi, Chairman of the Committee on Defense and National Security in the House of Representatives, Brigadier Dr. Yahya Al-Zant, Anti-Cyber Crime Sector, Counselor Mohamed Samir, the official spokesman for the Administrative Prosecution, Counselor Mohamed Jamil, Legislation Sector at the Ministry of Justice.

The Minister of Youth and Sports stressed all the central departments within the Ministry’s general office, to facilitate the tasks of the youth participating in the “Face With Us” program to carry out their tasks. 

The participants demanded  in coordination with Face  with Us in the Ministry to prepare from now and within the next 6 months to implement a national conference that includes marketing committees, event management committees, youth entities, the Youth Parliament, the pioneers, members of a youth project that manages YLY youth, the Policies and Business Development Unit, and the Egyptian Center for Thought and Strategic Studies.

he activities of the concluding conference of the forum ended with honoring the leaders of the Ministry of Youth and Sports, the trainers and the youth who participated in the activities of the first edition of the program and forum “Face With Us”.

It is worth noting that the ministry launched the national program to confront rumors last November in 11 governorates as a first stage (Cairo, Alexandria, Matrouh, Assiut, Sohag, Minya, New Valley, Sharkia, Gharbia, Suez, Port Said), through trained and qualified youth cadres within Nasser Higher Military Academy and the Ministry of Youth and Sports