The streets of Denmark are decorated with the image of an Egyptian engineer… What’s the story?

In the main streets and squares of Denmark, passers-by look at the distinctive signs of an Egyptian girl standing still, wearing an elegant veil that highlights her identity.

The picture of Hajar El-Beltagy, who participates in “Arab Dreams”, accompanied by 11 Arab youth, adorns the streets and squares of Denmark and is a witness to one of the most important mobile exhibitions that tour schools, libraries, and cultural and public places, to inform passersby of her role and what she has provided in the field of protecting cultural heritage in Egypt.

The Egyptian girl says: “A wonderful feeling that I cannot describe. The idea of ​​being chosen for the project and putting my picture on the big streets is a dream, and I was really surprised by it. I hope that God will be the best ambassador for everyone who has supported and supported me over the past years.”

In her interview with “Sky News Arabia”, Hajar continued, “The exhibition gave me a great push forward and to complete my dreams. There is a period in which you become frustrated, especially after you have made a great effort, so that the exhibition will be the push through which I will strive for greater ambition and dream.”

“(Arab Dreams) seeks to present a sound image of Arab youth who are influential in their societies, bring the dialogue and distances between Denmark and the Arab world closer, and try to appreciate the efforts of these young people who work in different fields,” said the researcher in the Department of Architecture at the Arab Academy for Science and Technology, whose image adorns the streets. Denmark.

She stressed: “Over the past years, I have carried out great efforts in the field of heritage protection, so I implemented a river transport project with my friends, and the Dakahlia Governorate implemented it later because it is very useful, in addition to working on a number of other heritage preservation projects such as the sound maps of Mansoura and others.”

Hajar was grateful for what she presented through the Egypt Heritage Association: “I worked with them on many projects, most notably (People and Heritage), which aimed to educate everyone about heritage and its importance through many artistic and cultural activities. The association was seeking to protect heritage in a large number of Egyptian cities.” .
The architect continued: “The Egyptian Heritage Association was strongly supported by the Danish-Egyptian Dialogue Initiative, to be selected and nominated in 2020 by the director of cultural projects for the institute, Engineer Mohamed Abu Tirah, because he believed in me and my influential role in this field.”

The Egyptian girl graduated from the Faculty of Engineering, Mansoura University, specializing in the architectural aspect, and through her studies, she sought to create initiatives aimed at protecting the cultural heritage in Egypt, until she was selected in “Arab Dreams”, which will continue until mid-July, with the support of the Danish-Arab Partnership Program.

In her interview with “Sky News Arabia”, “Hajar” added: “They contacted me from Denmark after I was chosen, and after doing many meetings to learn more about me and my dreams and what I did during the past years, and then the reward was my presence and my selection as one of the personalities The Arabic found in Arab dreams.

The researcher in the Department of Architecture at the Arab Academy for Science and Technology hoped to always present science that adds to the human being, saying: “I always strive to present science that is beneficial to all, and to be the reason for the benefit of other people. I always remind myself of the future and lofty goals that I want to achieve, in order to I’m on the right path.”

Regarding the family’s support, Hajar said in her interview with “Sky News Arabia”: “I am very grateful for their presence in my life. They believed in me, in my dreams, and in my endless ambition.”

And she added: “When they saw my picture in the streets of Denmark and its big squares, they were very happy, the joy was not enough for them, and I saw in their eyes what I sought to achieve during the past years, so that their looks would be the most important achievement I achieved. What he loves and what they love.

Regarding the future and what it seeks to achieve during the coming period, Hajar confirmed: “I will soon discuss my master’s thesis, and I have a set of researches that I have worked on in recent years and I will publish them because of the great effort they contain, and then I will seek to study a doctorate abroad and obtain the appropriate scholarship. “.

The architect concluded her speech by saying: “I drew a plane from my childhood on the window of my room in Mansoura and wrote the University of Cambridge on it, and among my dreams is being there, studying and learning, and God willing, I will be there soon, because it is one of my dreams that I will achieve.”