There are still those who live off the Nile of Nasser
In the Mirror
Glory be to God, despite more than half a century having passed since the death of President Gamal Abdel Nasser, may God have mercy on his soul, there is a group who have filled the newspapers, fame-seekers, those lacking even the basic rules of logic, and those following the banners of the nation’s enemies, who compete to distort facts and cast doubt on the achievements accomplished by this legendary leader. Indeed, they attempt to tamper with the course of history and distort its events, despite their thorough documentation by specialists and relevant authorities, leaving no room for doubt or for shifting them based on the whims of these misguided individuals.
While the enemies of this late leader bear witness to his integrity, the purity of his hands, and his poverty, even after his passing—a fact no one denies—these transient writers either deny this overwhelming truth or, unjustly and falsely, equate his integrity with that of the most ruthless dictatorships in the world, such as Hitler and Mussolini, who slaughtered millions of their own peoples and the peoples caught in their orbit.
Moreover, these enemies also acknowledge that this leader carried out a white revolution, in which not a single drop of blood was shed, and through which he altered the map of the Middle East, and indeed the map of liberation worldwide. He became the first Arab leader to govern the land of Egypt, known as the “Kanaanah,” where, during his blessed era, hundreds of factories and dams were built, and all services previously controlled by foreigners were nationalized, including the Suez Canal, an achievement without parallel.
Not to mention free education, the liberation of workers and peasants, and his raising of the banner of dignity—a concept that apparently means nothing to the opponents of this legend.
I do not know what these transient writers would say about this late leader had he led a bloody revolution, like the one witnessed in Iraq in 1958, led by Abdul Karim Qasim, from which Iraq would suffer consequences until the Day of Judgment, due to the horrific events that took place at “Al-Rihab Palace.” Despite the royal family raising white flags at the first shot, the subsequent revenge was unprecedented in human history: the killers dragged the corpses of kings and their aides through the streets and main squares, with no regard for human dignity, which the Lord of Majesty and Glory had honored.
Before concluding, I recall what the Venezuelan leader Hugo Chávez said in his final days: “I am a Nasserist, and Nasserism will endure until God inherits the earth and whoever is upon it.”
A Kuwaiti writer
