On our recent trip to Egypt, Dave and I stayed at Sekem, about 50 miles Northeast of Cairo, for a few days. It is a modern story of how part of the Egyptian desert was transformed into a vibrant social and spiritual community. Sekem was founded by Dr. Ibrahim Abouleish in 1977 as an initiative to integrate spiritual, cultural and social responsibility, with education and commercial enterprise. Winning the Right Livelihood Award, also known as the Alternative Nobel Prize for its special model, Dr. Abouleish has also been praised as an Outstanding Social Entrepreneur.
We were impressed with what this group were doing, employing around 2,000 local people and educating their children. We want to share to share a movie about Sekem with others in the Parish who would like to hear of something other than the current turmoil in the Middle East. So if you would like to see an example of how some Egyptians are helping transform the Middle East, I would like to hear from you.
Brenda Hollweger
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