Middle East Eye: January in Egypt, where pride meets shame

(Middle East Monitor) January 2011 witnessed the greatest revolution in Egypt’s history, in which the people revolted against oppression and injustice. It was an epic human gathering in which all the people, regardless of their political, intellectual, and religious affiliations, came together, putting aside any affiliation other than their affiliation with Egypt.

Their voices harmonised in a united symphony chanting, “The people demand the overthrow of the government” and “Raise your head, you’re Egyptian”. These chants shook the earth in Egypt in 2011, and their reverberations reached other Arab countries, including Libya, Syria, and Yemen. It is no wonder that this happened, as we are a united Arab nation and its people are one but divided by the colonial powers into several countries.

Seven years after the Egyptian revolution that impressed the world and was the dream the Egyptians have always dreamt of achieving and was right there in front of them, they discovered that they overthrew a dictator and corrupt government, but they did not overthrow the system. This was the biggest mistake made by the revolution, and it was used as a door for the system to return through by means of conspiring with the imperial and regional forces afraid that the winds of the revolution would reach their countries. These forces feared that such revolutions would topple their thrones. Of course the regional forces I am referring to are Saudi Arabia and the UAE, Israeli conspiracies planted by Israel in the region. The UAE is the headquarters for the counter-revolutions where all the conspiracies against the Arab nations and the Muslim nation as a whole are plotted.

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