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Issue 59

September We certainly have the utmost appreciation
and eagerly await the occasions when we
2023 can go out with flags to meet His
Excellency the President. And this happens
in Europe more strongly than in the Gulf
countries, and the reason for that is that
Egypt is well known in the Gulf, and it is
known if it is correct to say and it is true,
its role as the leader of the Arab countries.
Whatever files they are interested in, and
with all due respect to everyone, Egypt is
an ancient country, and there is no need to
introduce the Arab countries to who Egypt
is. As for the other countries, they were
overwhelmed by the influence of the And if they accuse us of coming with music and
Brotherhood in their heyday, which is dancing in such gatherings, then I answer them
evident in England, for example. that this is our culture: If someone plays any
Therefore, when they spread rumors about music in the street, you find the Egyptians
His Excellency the President that the enjoying it. If you walk in Cairo on the Nile,
Egyptians do not love him and do not you will find all the boats playing music while
want him, he must come to find a people walking. We are a people with a history in art
who support him and declare their pride in and an extraordinary artistic taste, and all our
him and love for him, and this is what celebrations do not lack the element of music
appears practically in their dedication and and art and enjoying them, and that is for many
gathering with their children to go out in reasons. One of them is that with music we
the streets and welcome him when he recall memories of our homeland, as art is the
comes. The Brotherhood channels did not soft power that brings us back to our homeland
leave anyone, not even me, without and makes us feel that we are still in Egypt,
showing him and advertising him, they when I listen to the artist Shadia or the artist
said about me that as the president of the Abdel Halim or the artist Abdel Wahab, as well
Union, I rent individuals and pay them as the national songs that ignite the national
money in exchange for going out to feeling, I remember from them the old songs
welcome the president. I responded to related to the 1973 war and not only the newer
these charges with a direct appearance on works such as Boshret Kheir and the like, but
my Facebook page, I did not think that it also the works of Warda, and Sweet My
would reach a large number of people, Country, the Black Country. None of our trips
saying that they only say lies and their lies are devoid of this music. If they accuse us of
are known to us and therefore we do not going out with flags and dancing, then this is
believe true, and we are proud of it. We go out to
support our president and show him our love
them, but in that position, he speaks about
for him, as for all the accusations directed at us
me and in a personal way, and I am everyone
and him, they are nonsense that have no basis in
knows me and knows that I do not receive
truth.
any wages, and I have no motive other than
the motive of pure nationalism in showing the
If this is in terms of moral support, what other
picture to Britain and the whole world that
types of support for the state’s policies do
this president has a people who love him and
Egyptians abroad do, whether as individuals or as
believe in what he does. Therefore, the matter
a union?
is much bigger than just appearing on TV
7 with flags.