WHY US?

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Quote of the week:

"A leading French personality once told me: 'Everyone on this earth owes a lot to Egypt, the heart of civilisation.' To me this means a lot. It means, at the very least, that such an important international event should be hosted on our land. It seems appropriate that the 2010 FIFA World Cup comes to Egypt, and I have utmost confidence that we are capable of organising such an event." -- Cherif El-Shoubashy

El-Shoubashy is the first under-secretary for Foreign Cultural Relations, Ministry of Culture. He is also president of the Cairo International Film Festival. El-Shoubashy has worked as a radio and TV announcer, as a journalist in both Cairo and Paris, and written numerous books and plays. He headed the Al-Ahram press office for many years in France.