Alexandria,
02 November 2003 --
Dr. Adel Abu Zahra, one of the foremost leaders of the NGO movement passed
away on the 30 October 2003 after a difficult illness. Dr. Abu Zahra was a world famous
campaigner for righteous causes, who was elected one of the ten most
effective NGO leaders in the world.
He founded the Egyptian association of the friends of the BA, and
the friends of the environment and the friends of music societies. An active campaigner for human
rights and women's equality, he was a staunch defender of dialogue and
understanding, he was enormously respected by friend and foe alike for his
enormous integrity. He made
contributions to the BA and was leading its dialogue forum. Ismail Serageldin, a close friend,
led a special memorial service in his honor at the BA on the 2nd of
November, and stated to all that he lives on in his woks, his ideas and
his achievements, and that all are committed to continue the things that
he started. |
