Ambassador Tariq Al-Ansari writes
I used to carefully contemplate the details of the Egyptian street, when I wandered around Cairo, with its activity day and night, its people repeating the phrase “Good morning and good evening” in the distinctive Egyptian accent, which releases a distinctive positive energy.
Here I pause a little when I recall the Egyptian person and his role, as Egyptian inspiration is not born today or the recent past, it is deeply rooted in history, it is a continuous inspiration that does not run out of its source and is not limited by borders and does not stop at a certain stage, it is a flowing and creative spring in all fields.
The ancient Egyptian civilization illuminated the world with its creativity in the arts of medicine, engineering, agriculture and construction and was a source of inspiration for many interested in knowledge, civilizations and sciences, thanks to the creativity of the Egyptian person in various fields.
Perhaps those who visited the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization or the Grand Egyptian Museum see and live that magical era of history.
It is enough that the idea of monotheism and belief in the existence of one God was first called for by the ancient Egyptian Akhenaten (1370-1349 BC) and inspired philosophers who built on this idea and proceeded on its basis to prove that the universe has one God with no partner.
In the military field, Egypt was the rock on which the dreams of the Tatar armies were shattered after bitter setbacks for Islamic cities and countries that were invaded by the Tatar armies until the Battle of Ain Jalut in 658 AH came to be the harsh defeat of the Tatars at the hands of the army of Saif al-Din Qutuz.
The Egyptian soldier was also an inspiration to the world when he shattered the myth of the invincible Israeli army in the October 6, 1973 war, which represented the greatest achievement by any military standard.
On an individual level, Latifa Elnady was the first Egyptian, first Arab, and first African woman to pilot a plane in the world. She is also the second woman in the world to obtain a pilot’s license after Amelia Earhart. Her achievements paved the way for women in the entire Arab region to enter the world of aviation. She worked as the Secretary General of the Egypt Aviation Club and inspired Egyptian women to train as pilots until World War II, when no woman was trained as a pilot until after 1945.
Civilizations, eras, and empires have succeeded one another in this steadfast country, and no sane person would doubt that he would see a living example of the strength of this country in its people and spirit. Egypt’s external environment is inflamed from all sides, and it still is and will remain so. Egypt endures despite any challenge, and Egyptians will continue to say: Thank God the world is fine.
In literature, there are Al-Aqqad, Taha Hussein, Al-Rafei, Al-Manfaluti, and others who influenced literature and influenced societies with their ideas and were a source of inspiration and role models for thousands of writers in the Arab world.
We do not have the space to mention names such as Dr. Ahmed Zewail, winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics, Samira Moussa and Mustafa Mosharafa, and in the arts, Umm Kulthum, Abdel Wahab, Abdel Halim Hafez, Sayed Darwish and dozens of names that were a source of inspiration for others, each in his field.
In the end, the inspiring personality is the one who always remains the model to be emulated and the example to be followed, and the Egyptian continues to set an example in this until our present time, through the national projects that the state is currently implementing in all fields despite the complexities of the global economy and national economies.
Indeed, an Arab and Qatari salute of respect to our sister Egypt, which will achieve its vision based on the steel will of the dear Egyptian people, which turns dreams into a visible reality.
Quoted from: Nisf El Donia Magazine
