Mubarak

In the Netherlands people have a free day, Koninginnedag, for their queen’s birthday.

,,Splendid future for Mubarak’s Egypt.” A president for Egypt is a real representor for 60 million Egyptians. He has done a great deal for Egypt and still is. The achievements and the development of Egypt is a result of its presidents’ efforts. It does not depend on the political parties in the country. In fact, the president does not represent any of the political parties. Earlier in the history, even in Great Pharao’s time, Egyptians used to say Ramses’ Egypt, Naser’s Egypt, Sadaat’s Egypt.

,,Zijn enorme inspanningen voor het land en zijn nog grotere resultaten.” Up till this moment, Mubarak has proved to be one of the best presidents in the Middle East. He had a great role in peace-making among other Kings and Presidents in the Middle East. Without stability in this area, as you might know working in Shell, the price of oil would not be 17 dollar per barrel, but would be as high as 40 dollar (as an example of his peace making role what happened in the Gulf War, or have you forgotten that).

,,Sinds jaar en dag zijn haar verft.” Don’t you believe in personal freedom. What does that have to do with his achievement as a president.

,,Dagelijks krijgt de krantelezer een portie Mubarak.” His achievements force the ‘free media’ to write about his effort in the development of the country. In the Netherlands, there is daily a great portion about the achievements of the prime minister and the Tweede Kamer in the newspapers and on the tv. In Egypt, the first man is the president, not the prime minister.

,,Egyptische tv.” What do you expect ‘huis muzik’ or what?

,,Besnijdenis voor jonge meisjes.” The percentage mentioned is exaggerating. In the cities it rarely happens. It might still be happening in the countryside of south Egypt. It was a tradition in pharao’s time. It has nothing to do with islamic religion.

,,Daarna is het tijd voor echte sensatie.” Women nowadays have even more rights than men in Egypt. A women is considered, scientifically speaking, the ‘nucleous’ of the society. More than 75 percent of the women in Egypt work in high positions like minister of scientific research, minister of social affairs and other important positions. About 40 percent of the university students are women, even in the technical universities, unlike in the TU.

,,Mona uit Egypte.” In the south of the Netherlands, fewmonths ago, a mother and her daughter conspired to kill the husband because he mistreated his wife. They not only killed him, but cut him in pieces and put him in a plastic garbage bag. This doesn’t mean that all the women in the Netherlands are represented by this woman. This also doesn’t mean that women in the Netherlands have less rights then men. Mona is not an example for Egyptian women. If you like to take an example, don’t go far, look in the TU, you might know that prof.dr. M.S. El Zarki, surprisingly, is an Egyptian woman.

I don’t want to make any kind of comparison between countries. I just would like to say: be honest, open your eyes, you will see a lot of positive beautiful things to say about my beloved country Egypt.
An Egyptian

(Reactie op de ‘Fax van verre’ van Martijn Lopes Cardozo in Delta nummer zestien)

,,Happy Birthday Mr. President Mubarak.” No wonder newspapers in Egypt write this for their president. In the Netherlands people have a free day, Koninginnedag, for their queen’s birthday.

,,Splendid future for Mubarak’s Egypt.” A president for Egypt is a real representor for 60 million Egyptians. He has done a great deal for Egypt and still is. The achievements and the development of Egypt is a result of its presidents’ efforts. It does not depend on the political parties in the country. In fact, the president does not represent any of the political parties. Earlier in the history, even in Great Pharao’s time, Egyptians used to say Ramses’ Egypt, Naser’s Egypt, Sadaat’s Egypt.

,,Zijn enorme inspanningen voor het land en zijn nog grotere resultaten.” Up till this moment, Mubarak has proved to be one of the best presidents in the Middle East. He had a great role in peace-making among other Kings and Presidents in the Middle East. Without stability in this area, as you might know working in Shell, the price of oil would not be 17 dollar per barrel, but would be as high as 40 dollar (as an example of his peace making role what happened in the Gulf War, or have you forgotten that).

,,Sinds jaar en dag zijn haar verft.” Don’t you believe in personal freedom. What does that have to do with his achievement as a president.

,,Dagelijks krijgt de krantelezer een portie Mubarak.” His achievements force the ‘free media’ to write about his effort in the development of the country. In the Netherlands, there is daily a great portion about the achievements of the prime minister and the Tweede Kamer in the newspapers and on the tv. In Egypt, the first man is the president, not the prime minister.

,,Egyptische tv.” What do you expect ‘huis muzik’ or what?

,,Besnijdenis voor jonge meisjes.” The percentage mentioned is exaggerating. In the cities it rarely happens. It might still be happening in the countryside of south Egypt. It was a tradition in pharao’s time. It has nothing to do with islamic religion.

,,Daarna is het tijd voor echte sensatie.” Women nowadays have even more rights than men in Egypt. A women is considered, scientifically speaking, the ‘nucleous’ of the society. More than 75 percent of the women in Egypt work in high positions like minister of scientific research, minister of social affairs and other important positions. About 40 percent of the university students are women, even in the technical universities, unlike in the TU.

,,Mona uit Egypte.” In the south of the Netherlands, fewmonths ago, a mother and her daughter conspired to kill the husband because he mistreated his wife. They not only killed him, but cut him in pieces and put him in a plastic garbage bag. This doesn’t mean that all the women in the Netherlands are represented by this woman. This also doesn’t mean that women in the Netherlands have less rights then men. Mona is not an example for Egyptian women. If you like to take an example, don’t go far, look in the TU, you might know that prof.dr. M.S. El Zarki, surprisingly, is an Egyptian woman.

I don’t want to make any kind of comparison between countries. I just would like to say: be honest, open your eyes, you will see a lot of positive beautiful things to say about my beloved country Egypt.
An Egyptian