Interviews with Ahmed Samih

There are some groups who don´t want to see a democratic Egypt. Who don´t want to see a democratic, civic Egypt. Democratic– secular Egypt. Some people says that we want– a civic state with an Islamic background. We know these people and we know– that they are somehow a danger on– this born new democracy.

And we know that they have the ability to change them own political beliefs very quickly. We quite aware about– what they been do. But we also been very successful of creating the environment that no one can say we don´t want democracy. We create the environment that people say democracy is very needed, is very vital and important to our future. Once we maintain doing this and doing other things immediately– we will manage to control this– backward power in the Egyptian society.

Ahmed has extensive experience as an organizer and trainer in international programs for human rights education. He has served as a media adviser and director of media observation in a national campaign for monitoring elections in Egypt sponsored by USAID. He has also been a trainer for projects sponsored by the Norwegian Human Rights Fund, such as Supporting NGOs and Right to Freedom of Thought, Conscience and Religion and Combating Propaganda for War. He is the founder of various organizations: Liberal Youth Seminar sponsored by New Civic Forum, Knowledge Club, and Free Youth Association sponsored by Al JEEL Center for Youth and Social Studies. Currently, Ahmed is the Director of the Andalus Institute for Tolerance and Anti-Violence Studies and the director of EGYPT 1st online internet radio.