Today, December 28, 2023, Professor Dr. Hemdan Rabie Al-Metwally, President of the University, visited the Greek Orthodox Church in Damietta to congratulate the Christian brothers on Christmas, accompanied by a delegation from the university that included Professor Dr. Wael Farouk Al-Taybany, Vice President of the University for Education and Student Affairs, and the deans and deans of the colleges. He was welcomed by His Eminence Bishop Hisham Bendelmoun, pastor of the Greek Orthodox Church in Damietta, and a number of members of the House of Representatives and the Senate. Dr Rabie.President of the University, extended his sincere congratulations to His Eminence Bishop Hisham Bendelmoun and the Christian brothers on the Merry Christmas in a mutual fraternal dialogue during which he expressed his happiness with our Christian brothers sharing their holidays and today’s visit to embody the spirit of love and brotherhood, his pride in the societal and national role of the Church, and his pride in the strong ties between the nation’s Muslim and Christian components over the years. stressing that Damietta University is proceeding according to a systematic strategic plan and a clear vision to complete the process of progress and play its national role with the support and efforts of its honorable leaders in serving all the citizens of Damietta in particular and the Egyptian state in general. Professor Dr. Wael Al-Taybany, Vice President of the University for Education and Student Affairs, added that Egypt is in bondage until the Day of Judgment and praised the constant presence side by side with the Christian brothers on all religious and national holidays and occasions. For his part, His Eminence Bishop Hisham Bendelmoun expressed his happiness with the visit, stressing that the joy of the holidays will not be complete without congratulating loved ones. He also praised the national epic of all sects of the Egyptian people and the great initiative of the League during the period of constitutional entitlement in the last presidential elections led by Professor Dr. Hemdan Rabie Al-Metwally, which the governorate had never witnessed before, through the university’s efforts to educate citizens on Damietta Street about the importance of participating in the elections, hoping to grant our dear Egypt and its great people the blessing of stability and security.