Op-ed: Noble 'Nabila' on Clubhouse

Minister of Immigration and Expatriates' Affairs Nabila Makram joined a discussion room on the newly-spread social mobile application, the Clubhouse, early this morning, Friday, to talk with Egyptians in home and abroad.

Makram, who has taken the office since September 2015, opened her heart and mind to dozens of questions and differently introduced herself to the public.

[caption id="attachment_205703" align="aligncenter" width="750"] Minister of State of Immigration and Egyptian Expatriates Affairs Nabila Makram[/caption]

The 51-year-old minister's first name "Nabila" means "Nobel in English". In fact, many local papers call her the "Noble Minister" thanks to her decentness and kindness.

She is known, among the media and press circles, as an elegant lady. Her voice is always calm, but her responses are decisive and firm. Her outfit is always simple and fashionable.

On my part, I have never met with her, but I like the way she speaks. As a woman, I'm proud of her because she is a role model to all ladies who want to engage into public work.

[caption id="attachment_153160" align="aligncenter" width="674"] Nabila Makram[/caption]

If we highlight her participation today on the Clubhouse, we can say that she gave many pieces of advice on how to act as an unofficial ambassador of Egypt in foreign countries.

She asked the Egyptian youth abroad to correct misleading information and contribute to promoting the Egyptian tourism sector.

Makram revealed that she will meet next week with the Minister of Antiquities to discuss ways of fostering cooperation between the two portfolios.

"I want you all to be Egypt's ambassadors abroad, and help Egypt be great," she told the chat room's audience.

One of the audience told her that his British friend is visiting Aswan these days and this could help promote Egyptian tourism. Thus, she asked him to get her in touch with this British influencer who has millions of followers on Instagram so that he can do more for Egypt. She suggested to accompany him to visit the newly-built cities for the low-income people such as Al-Galala City, Al-Asmarat and Rawdat Al-Sayeda.

She talked about Hayah Karema (A Decent Life) initiative and called for promoting this presidential initiative abroad so that the world knows more about the Egyptian state's efforts to grant citizens a better life.