President Mubarak's wife, Suzanne Mubarak, launched a national initiative to develop 100 schools in Luxor so that they may be ready to welcome pupils from next school year. During her one-day visit, which started on Friday afternoon, Mrs. Mubarak said she was happy to be in the great Luxor. "Here we feel the greatness of our civilization and history, from which we take inspiration for our ideas and initiatives to develop our present and future" she said. She affirmed that enhancing education is the best way to set new generations on the right path so that they can achieve their ambitions in the future and face the world's ever faster variables. She also pointed out that these variables call for maximizing these generations' scientific and cognitive capabilities so that they may contribute to global development. The first lady started off her visit by going to the city's streets and square on Friday evening accompanied by Samir Farag, the president of the city's supreme council. Yesterday morning she met Luxor's women, businessmen and members of parliament and local councils. She also honored some men of letters. Luxor's residents had different reactions to this visit. Some of them sounded annoyed as many roads had been closed and parking had been forbidden along all streets. Many preferred to stay at home with their children, while others decided to close their shops and cafés voluntarily before being forced to do so. A lot of people complained that many bus drivers had taken a day off, while others wished the First Lady visited Luxor every day, as the city had been cleaned and embellished and receives financial support from different ministries during such kind of visit.
