Participation of university students in the activities of the 37th educational symposium of the Armed Forces during the honoring of the President of the Republic, Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces

President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, President of the Republic, Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, witnessed the thirty-seventh educational symposium organized by the Department of Moral Affairs of the Armed Forces under the title "The Price" at the Al-Manara Center for International Conferences in New Cairo, which coincides with the celebrations of Egypt and the Armed Forces to commemorate the Martyr and Veteran's Day.

The Egyptian Armed Forces celebrate Martyr’s Day on March 9 of each year, in order to commemorate the souls of the martyrs and remind them of the sacrifices they made in order to preserve the homeland. The choice of March 9 of each year came with the anniversary of the martyrdom of Lieutenant General Abdel Moneim Riyad, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, 1969, which set the finest example of being in the front line, as he was always in the front rows, confirming the cohesion of the commander with his soldiers in the field while he was among his brave soldiers on the Suez Canal front during the War of Attrition.

The symposium was attended by Prof. Mahmoud El-Meteini, President of Ain Shams University, in which expressed his great happiness that President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi honored the Egyptian heroes who sacrificed their lives in the face of terrorism.

The activities of the symposium began with the presentation of a documentary film entitled "The Drop", which deals with the drops that people drain in order to achieve achievements, developments and change the reality in the country, whether they are drops of sweat, blood or tears for the martyrs of the homeland.

The students' participation comes within the framework of implementing the Egyptian state's strategy to raise the level of awareness and raise the spirit of loyalty and belonging among university students through the integration and participation of Ain Shams University students in educational seminars and celebrations of the Armed Forces.

In the interest of Ain Shams University to educate its students in various fields, the Popular and Military Defense Forces organized under the leadership of Major General Walid Hamed al-Hamaki, Commander of the Popular and Military Defense Forces, and in cooperation with Ain Shams University under the auspices of Prof. Mahmoud El- Meteini, President of the University and Prof. Abdel Fattah Saoud, Vice President for Education and Student Affairs, and the supervision of Colonel Staff Officer. Ahmed Fahmy, Director of the Military Education Department at Ain Shams University, and the presence of Colonel Tariq El-Shimi, Deputy Director of the Military Education Department at the university and delegation of distinguished students of military education at the university attended the celebration of the Armed Forces on Martyr's Day.

This visit comes within the directives of Prof. Abdel Fattah Saoud, Vice President for Education and Student Affairs, stressed the need to activate field visits and participations for university students to get to know the new republic and what it required of effort, sweat, and sacrifices made by state institutions, and on top of them comes our armed forces that presented our righteous martyrs, without whose sacrifices we would not have reached what we see now. Prof. Abdel-Fattah Saoud is keen on the participation of university students in these seminars, as well as participation in the openings of national projects, as it shapes the awareness of students, adds to them experiences, and helps them develop their abilities to be eyewitnesses to the openings of a number of huge national projects and unprecedented achievements, as they are present. Our beloved Egypt and its future.

The celebration concluded with a touch of loyalty to the martyrs of the armed forces who answered the call of duty and gave their lives in defense of Egypt and its people. President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi honored a number of the families of the martyrs