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They now do not feel that Arab cultural specificity; instead, each society mocks the customs and
traditions of another society, which resembles it in every way. It's as if there is a mirror in which
one thinks they are criticizing the other party, but in reality, they are criticizing themselves and
their shortcomings. And I do not hide from you, for you know that this state of fragmentation
has struck within a single society. You see the new generation being raised in English or French
and now German! And you see parents borrowing money to enroll their children in foreign
schools, where they grow up in a cultural environment completely different from the society in
which they live and coexist, not knowing Arabic. All this is within a single society. In an attempt
to adapt and emerge from this state of disarray, we see that this group has agreed to distort Arab
culture and its distinguishing features, so they started calling "falafel" "green burger" and
"Zainab's fingers" "Gigi's fingers"! It is something that outwardly provokes laughter and inwardly
sorrow. So who is to blame? Or rather, should someone be specifically blamed, or is it a disease
that may be cured over time?

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