Egyptian Arab Unit

On Friday, the 61st anniversary of "Egyptian-Syrian Unity", the unified experience of a country, the United Arab Republic, was formed and constitutes a remarkable event in the national culture, as it recalls the importance of strengthening "cultural Arabism". Serious challenges that have affected the Arab identity itself.

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This glorious anniversary coincides with calls for a summit of Arab culture after some have reached the threshold of "redefining the Arab self." National concepts that have long been settled are at stake, while the majority of national intellectuals agree that the development of cultural relations between the Arab nation one is an appropriate bridge to strengthen cultural ties Arab.

With divisions in Arab countries plagued by internal struggles and external interference, the cascade of oppressive takfir groups has met with an aversion to modernity in the Arab world with an ironic anomaly as they were trying to present Arab nationalism or the culture of a single country as a "myth"!

The first response to these unprecedented challenges could be adherence to Arab identity in the face of regional forces close to the Arabs and to international forces that incite, plan and intervene from time to time in the internal affairs of the Arab countries. as reflected in the Syrian situation.

If "some neighboring countries in the region play destructive roles in fanning armed conflicts and civil wars and undermining the institutions of the national state", many Arab intellectuals agree to say in the press and in the press. media, in their theses and comments, that it is important to pay attention to the dimension of knowledge in order to preserve the Arab identity, which opposes the values ​​of Arab alignment .

One of these Egyptian intellectuals, the researcher and writer of Al-Ahram, Nabil Abdel-Fattah, said that "the area that can contribute to the revitalization and effectiveness of Arab-American relations Arabs and the idea of ​​Arabism is the development of Arab cultural relations in light of the many possibilities available and which need to be developed ". .

He also stressed the importance of restoring the role of intellectuals and creators to play their role in the field of social change, and suggested inviting the League of Arab States to " a conference of Arab intellectuals to prepare the first summit of Arab culture in a way that: Represent and reflect Arab intellectual and philosophical schools. "

The director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Dr. Mustafa El-Feki, said that the invitation to hold an Arab cultural summit dates back to 2008, stressing that he had raised it at the meeting of the "Foundation of Arab Thought" in Beirut, where he felt that a lot of our problems at the national level came from the cultural dimensions of our lives. Contemporary, especially as we live in the world of all his theses of a cultural nature. "

Al-Fiqi added that it was necessary to hold this Arab cultural summit to bring together the word "on an overall concept of the meaning of citizenship in the logic of Arabism in recent years", while the postman has become of paramount importance in contemporary international relations.

Al-Faqi stressed the importance for Arabs to recognize "the size of the cultural wealth that they possess and use them for a better Arab future". He emphasized that the cultural factor is "a key factor in the concept of nationalism". The author of "At the beginning of the last decade of the last century," clearly included a modern vision of the meaning of nationalism and the concept of nation "and went beyond the traditional emotional framework, stressing the importance of" supporting the network of cultural factors of common and balanced interests ".

Mustafa Al-Faki also published a book titled "Egyptian Arabism" in which he stressed that "Egyptian Arabism had a special taste associated with the genius of place and time and population", and affirmed that "l & # 39; cultural Arabism rooted in Egypt ", while stressing that" Arab nationalism is specifically one of the most important ". The theses are richer and deeper because they depend on a large cultural factor well received. "

Dr. Mustafa Al-Feki concluded by saying that nationalism is a human affiliation governed mainly by the cultural factor, also stressing the importance of supporting this factor with common interests and projects that strengthen the essence nationalism and are a much better alternative than mere slogans. Among the sons of the nation. "

Dr. Mustafa Abdel Ghani, known for his cultural knowledge at Al-Ahram, said that the negative impact on Arab identity had increased with the intensification of conflict in some Arab countries such as Syria . The Egyptian ambassador and former Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Al- The foreign forces on Syrian soil and attempts to create ethnic or sectarian entities at the expense of the national state, stressing that "cross-border terrorism is the first phenomenon that threatens the Arab region and aims to dominate the national state ".

The memory of the Syrian-Egyptian unity is present in the memories, while the Egyptian position on the situation in Syria represents a culture of the truth and a victory for the values ​​of the good.To inject the blood of all the Syrians and the unity of their national soil, intellectuals are turning to the masses of their Egyptian people, about eight years ago, cut off the arm of terrorism in the Levant and defeat the forces of evil that fuel the fighting between the son of a nation.

The 61st anniversary of Egyptian-Syrian unity is also the result of the increased efforts of Arab scholars in cultural and social history, not to mention the field of political science, to provide more cultural studies on the state of the old unit of three years and enter into excellence in the Arab national heritage and in the history of Arab ideas and relations. Between Egyptian and Syrian intellectuals, precious element of relations between Arab intellectuals.

Such cultural studies on the Arab monotheistic experience between Egypt and Syria do not refer to the nostalgic waves of the past, they are also useful for drawing conclusions from history, helping the Arab nation to face the current reality, full of challenges and serious events, and to build what we can call "Responding to contemporary realities."

This anniversary is also marked by great interest in cultural forums and the media on positive developments in the fight against the organization calling the terrorist defeated on Syrian territory, but this optimism has not prevented commentators to be warned of the possibility of restoring this bloody organization capable of launching attacks in Syria. If the pressure is reduced.

The cultural and historical treasures of Syria have been affected by the criminal practices of the elements of the organization calling for the terrorist, while commentators have noted that the escalation of attacks abroad aimed at uprooting civilizational civilization and the abolition of national culture coincided with the escalation of the terrorist attack and the forces of the obscurantist agent to make a case of "l & # 39; Arab self-erosion ".

While many national theses remain, the challenge remains to build a new Arab culture and to change the economic and social realities on a knowledge base to understand the movement of history and its potential for positive jobs, which is perhaps most of the intellectual struggle required by national intellectuals and supporters of the idea of ​​a single Arab nation.

In commemoration of the glorious manifestation of Arab unity, our hearts, minds and feelings remain with our brothers in Syria. Despite the many waters that have crossed the bridges of time, this anniversary will see the possibility of turning dreams into action. national.