Zayed at Healing Iraq posts a translation of an article by Dr. Shakir Al-Nabulsi. The illusions that the Arab World held about itself with the end of colonialism....and, instead the realities, and how the illusions are carrying forward in viewpoints held by Arab intelligensia about Iraq. It's a provocative read.
I'm trying to find out more about the author. A google search reveals that he's Jordanian, president of something called the American Association of Jordan (which may be a publisher?), and lives in the U.S.
Illusion remained the major player of the incredible Arab scene. Illusion remained a drug that allowed us to sleep in delicious numbness until the information revolution exploded and exposed the Arab situation. The Arab world was classified in all fields at the bottom of the list of the world's nations, as revealed in UN reports for 2002-2003. The Arab world was shocked for living under a false illusion.
Religion did not lift us from the bottom.
Pan-Arab nationalism did not lift us from the bottom.
Our glorious ancestors did not appeal to prevent us from falling into the pit.
Our Hamasa and heroism poetry did not save us from falling.
Our Friday prayers sermons which assure us that we are "khaira ummatin ukhrijat lilnas" (the greatest nation brought out to people) did not save us.
The fiery speeches of leaders immortalised in the collective Arab memory did not save us.
Sorcery, magic, djinn, Sufi hymns, Darawish prayers, fatwas, and blessings of saints all did not help save us from falling into the void.
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