Professor of Pharmacology in the faculty of medicine Mansoura University

"بيقولوا الأب بيعيش تاني مع ولاده، أنا بفضل الله عشت تاني مع ولادي وعشت كمان مرة مع حفيدي، العلاقة بيننا جميلة جدا وهو أجمل حاجة في حياتي، ورغم إن والده ووالدته آباء رائعين وبيشركوه في كل تجاربهم وبيعيش معاهم سفرهم لبلدان كتير ومختلفة وجميلة إلا إني أخدته مرة لراس البر وقضى يوم معايا أنا وجدته وكان سعيد باليوم ده جدا لدرجة إنه قالنا إنه "أجمل يوم في حياتي"، متخيل تسمع ده من طفل عنده خمس سنين؟ هي دي علاقتنا الحمدلله"

In the great dance of life, a father's spirit is said to echo in his children. I've been blessed to know this dance not once, but twice – first with my children, then with my grandson. Ours is a bond, not loud, but profound.

‏His parents, both wonderful, expose him to a world of experiences and global wanderings. Yet, he confided in his grandmother and me, that the most precious of his days was a simple one in Ras Elbar.

‏In the candid words of a five-year-old, he revealed the depth of our connection. A day under the sun, by the sea, meant more to him than all the worldly adventures. A testament to our subtly powerful bond.

Professor of pulmonology in the faculty of medicine Mansoura University

(هم البنات للممات)

المثل ده حقيقي جدا، كل ما بتحب حد أكتر بتخاف عليه أكتر وأكتر، رغم كده بناتي وعيلتي أجمل حاجة في حياتي، أنا كنت وحيدة عشان كده بقدر جدا عيلتي وكان نفسي يبقى عندي عيال كتير جدا، أجمل وأمتع وقت بقضيه هو الوقت اللي بنقضيه سوا في جو عائلي ودافي واحنا بنشوف فيلم وبناكل فشار، التربية والأمومة صعبة ومسؤولية كبيرة لأنك بتتعامل مع كل ابن بطريقة مختلفة لأنهم شخصيات وأشخاص مختلفين وكل واحد له مفتاحه، بس تستاهل لأن مفيش أجمل من العيلة واللمة والحب."

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(To have daughters, is to worry until death)

The more you love someone, the more you fear for them. Despite that, my daughters and my family are the most beautiful things in my life. There was a time in my life where I was very lonely, which is why I appreciate my family so much and wished to have many children. The most beautiful and enjoyable time I spend is when we're together in a warm family atmosphere, watching a movie and eating popcorn. Parenting and motherhood are difficult and a huge responsibility because you deal with each child in a different way as they have different personalities and each has their own key. But it's worth it, it’s well worth it, as there's nothing more beautiful than family, togetherness, and love

Professor of Obstatrics and Gynacology in faculty of medicine Mansoura University, Chief Director of Manchester Student Counsel (MSC), and Phase two director in Mansoura Manchester Medical Program

أهملت ولادي لفترة طويلة، وجيت على أسرتي كتير نتيجة قناعة أقدر أقول عليها دلوقتي غير صحيحة وهي إن وجودي القصير يقدر يعوض الغياب الطويل، لكن الحقيقة إن الأبوة الحقيقية أكبر وأقوى حضورًا من كده بكتير، الأهل طماعين في العطاء هو ده جوهر الأبوة، أخدت من وقتهم وحقهم واديت لشغلي ودراستي ودي حاجة ندمان عليها، محدش بطل خارق عشان يقدر يوفي كل جانب حقه، لازم الواحد يختار أولوياته.

I neglected my children for a long time, and I burdened my family a lot due to a conviction I can now say is incorrect, which is that my brief presence can compensate for the long absence. But the truth is that real fatherhood is much larger and stronger in presence than that. Family is greedy in wanting and needy, and that is the essence of parenthood. I took from their time and their rights, and gave it to my work and my studies, which is something I regret. No one is a superhero capable of fulfilling every aspect of their role; one must choose their priorities.