"She lived a hard life during which she had to work as a nurse, and it was her grandmother who raised her, while her grandfather had no role in her life," said Nadlika Mandela, the granddaughter of the late African leader Nelson Mandela. Nadika, Mandela, who was speaking at a symposium at the Cairo Book Fair, a few days ago, about her book, "I am Nadlika more than my granddaughter of Mandela", that "visiting Egypt was a dream for me since my childhood, I dreamed of seeing the Egyptian antiquities directly and not through media, and I toured in Historic Cairo, I was amazed by its monuments, visited the museum, and before my departure I planned to visit the pyramids.

Dr. Ayman Bakr, who presented the symposium, said that Mandela's Mandela is the first granddaughter of Mandela on three levels, she is the first grandchild of him absolutely, and she is the daughter of his first sons, and she is the granddaughter of his first wives, and Bakr noted that Nadelika - whose birthday dates back to 1965 - A writer and social activist with her own space she was able to create, in addition to being the granddaughter of the historical leader.

A big lie

"It is a big lie that people think when they think that the descendants of a historical fighter were once classified as a terrorist, they live an easy and luxurious life. In fact, in terms of my experience, my grandfather did not offer me anything, he did not try it, nor did he He tries to enter any of us family members, into the circles of government or the world of politics, and it did not facilitate us a path for any job, in short Nelson Mandela was not corrupt, so we lived a difficult life, especially those who were in our family of his generation, what forced them to leave the country, and in general Mandela-style political icons do not help their families lead a smooth life In my case, there is an additional difficult situation that my grandfather was in prison until I became 25 years ». "The situation where I am now is thanks to my grandmother Evelyn," she continued. "It was she who taught me how to work and I belong to no one but me. My grandmother Evelyn was strict in her religious upbringing of us, and she did not allow us to go out or make friends, but this also does not prevent approval." I am here in Egypt because I am the granddaughter of Mandela, and I went to Tunisia and its president greeted me with this recital as well. ” Nadlika Mandela said that she saw her revolutionary grandfather Nelson Mandela behind bars, and she was only 13 years old, and the experience was very painful for her, “I did not pave me or train me to deal with that cruel moment, when I saw it on a glass panel, but I am at the age of The 19 I met without barriers and hugged me tightly. ”

Combating violence

On her social activity in combating sexual violence in South Africa, Nadlika revealed that she had a traumatic experience of trying to rape her partner in housing, and she was surprised that investigators tried to blame her despite being a victim, and this experience ended with her engaging in public work, seeking to enact legislation and provide mechanisms that help Women defend themselves.

It is reported that the head of the Egyptian General Book Authority, Dr. Haitham Al-Hajj, considered in a television interview with him by the “Echo of the Country” channel, Nadlika Mandela, is one of the most important guests of this year's Cairo Book Fair, and that the authority will give her a book dedicated to children entitled “Mandela Tales” published in Arabic and English.

- Nadelika saw her grandfather Mandela behind bars, and she was just 13 years old, and the experience was very painful for her.