Ahmed Zewail

Ahmed Zewail

Ahmed Hassan Zewail

Ahmed Hassan Zewail was an Egyptian-American chemist, known as the "father of femtochemistry". He was awarded the 1999 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on femtochemistry and became the first Egyptian to win a Nobel Prize in a scientific field

Our world is one globe, yet we see divisions and clashes under slogans such as the clash of civilizations and conflicts of religions. It seems clear what we need the most are dialogues and building of bridges between cultures and between people. In the end, what we need the most is Education to dispel ignorance about the core of humanity and the values in being humans.

On the occasion of giving the World Harmony Lecture Santa Barbara California. 2012