Former Al-Ahly star Hani Ramzy celebrates his centenary "Rosalie Youssef"
Hani Ramzy, the former star of Al-Ahly Club and the Egyptian national team, attended the centenary celebration of the “Rosal Youssef” Foundation. It is now being held in one of the largest hotels in Cairo, with the participation of an elite group of public figures and symbols of journalism, media and culture. Ramzi’s presence was a confirmation of his appreciation for the ancient institution that played an important role in shaping cultural and sports awareness over a hundred years of giving.
The centenary of the Rosal Youssef Foundation comes as a celebration that not only recalls history, but also opens the pages of memory on a journey of enlightenment that extended for an entire century, during which this institution remained a milestone in the journey of Egyptian journalism. And Arabic.
Since its inception, it combined thought, art, and politics, and shaped the features of a collective consciousness that formed successive generations of writers and creators, who believed that the word could be an attitude, and that art could be a weapon in the face of darkness.
Rosa Al-Youssef was never just a publication or publishing house, but rather it was – and still is – an Egyptian conscience. Pure, a platform for enlightened thought and bold stance, and a free voice that defended the nation and humanity in the face of storms. One hundred years later, its name still symbolizes freedom of speech, and a legacy that cannot be bought or inherited, but rather is made with sweat, passion, and attitude.
This year’s celebration bears a special documentary character, as it re-presents a journey full of achievement and giving through rare files and special issues that document the magazine’s major milestones, and recall the voices of its symbols who They shaped the conscience of journalism and thought in Egypt and the Arab world, from Fatima Al-Youssef to Ihsan Abdul Quddous, Tawfiq Al-Hakim, Youssef Idris, and other pioneers of light and the word.
The commemorative issues also shed light on the national role that the institution played in various stages; From confronting colonialism and dictatorships, to keeping up with the July Revolution and the October War, all the way to monitoring the social and cultural transformations that Egyptian society experienced over a hundred years.
In her private files, Rosalyossef opens her rich archive to present to the public treasures of articles, caricatures, photos, and rare investigations, which reread history through the eyes of the press, and reminds that professionalism and intellectual courage are not… It is a slogan that is raised, but rather a principle that this institution lived by from its first moment until its eternal centenary.
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