A dialogue session on “The Nationalization of Suez Canal...People’s Epic” at the closing activities of the fourth day of Nasser Fellowship for International Leadership
Today, Saturday evening, the Ministry of Youth and Sports organized a dialogue session entitled “The Nationalization of the Suez Canal....People’s Epic” in the presence of Major General Tarik Nassir, Undersecretary of the Defense and National Security Committee at the Senate, Dr. Ali El Hefnawy, thinker and historian, and art critic Mohamed El Roby, theater Professor at the Higher Institute of Folk Art and Editor-in-Chief of Masrahna newspaper. The session was directed by Ahmed El-Derini, journalist and director of the documentary unit at DMC channel.
This came at the closing activities of the fourth day of the late leader Gamal Abdel Nasser’s fellowship for international leadership, in its third edition, which is organized under the auspices of His Excellency President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, President of the Republic, with the participation of 150 young leaders from non-aligned countries and friendly countries, which is held during the period from 31 May until June 17, 2022 at the Engineering Authority House, Cairo under the slogan “Non-Aligned Youth and South-South Cooperation.”
For his part, Dr. Ali Al-Hefnawi, the thinker and historian, addressed, in his speech during the closing dialogue session of the activities of the fourth day of the Nasser Fellowship for International Leadership, in its third edition, a historical overview of the nature of the Suez Canal and its importance in Egyptian history, reviewing the history of the Suez Canal’s emergence from drilling until it had been nationalized by the late President Gamal Abdel Nasser. He explained that the Suez Canal is an important axis and was the cause of many wars, and that the idea of digging the Suez Canal was not a new idea, but rather a permanent and continuous idea, and when it was dug, it became a way of controversy between the great powers at the time. He added that Egypt's called for restoring The Suez Canal since the time of the British occupation, when all Egyptian national movements demanded the restoration of the Suez Canal. The first to use the term Suez Canal nationalization was Talaat Harb in a book published by him in 1910. The claim to restore the Suez Canal was an important popular and national demand since ancient times until its nationalization during the era of the late President Gamal Abdel Nasser, as an implementation of the Egyptian national will in this regard, then came the epic of preserving the Suez Canal after its nationalization from its time, now untill digging the new Suez Canal during the era of President El-Sisi, President of the Republic.
At the beginning of his speech during the closing dialogue session of the activities of the fourth day of Nasser Fellowship for International Leadership, in its third edition, the art critic, Mohamed Al-Ruby, theater professor at the Higher Institute of Folk Art and editor-in-chief of Masrahna newspaper, thanked the Ministry of Youth and Sports for the invitation to meet the youth leaders participating in the Nasser Fellowship for International Leadership Stressing that there is an importance for art of all kinds to deal with the important events in the history of nations, especially the pivotal events, and the Suez Canal, whether by digging process or by its nationalization later, are two separate events in the history of Egypt, the entire region, and even the world at large. He also pointed out Nasser 56 that was produced on the reaction of the Western world to the decision of nationalization and the war of 1956, explaining that defeat or victory is measured by the extent of the achievement or failure to define the military goal; the goal in the war of 56 was for the Egyptian president to withdraw from the nationalization, and if this war ended when he did not retreat, it is a great victory for Egypt despite the losses that occurred on the Egyptian side. Al-Rubi invited the participants in the Nasser Fellowship for International Leadership to watch the movie “Port Said,” which was filmed about the 1956 war during the outbreak of the war. The story of the production and filming of this film was narrated by the artist Farid Shawky in his memoirs, as it was based on the invitation, desire and support of President Gamal Abdel Nasser, who noticed at the outbreak of war the importance of making a film depicting wartime in Port Said about the suffering of the people in Port Said during the war and embodying what is happening from enemy practices against them in the war.
Major General Tarik Nasir, Undersecretary of the Defense and National Security Committee of the Senate, during his speech at the closing session of the activities of the fourth day of the Nasser Fellowship for International Leadership, in its third edition, welcomed the participants in the Nasser Fellowship for International Leadership, expressing thanks to the Egyptian political leadership for organizing this important fellowship that enjoys generous sponsorship from President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, referring to the Egyptian state is usually targeted because of the many good things that exist in it and for its distinguished location as Egypt is mediating the countries of the world and the Suez Canal has been targeted for hundreds of years because of the great importance it represents to Egypt, especially in the context of preserving its national security and as an important resource and artery for the state, providing the largest national income for Egypt and the Egyptians, praising the unprecedented great popular epic that took place in the digging of the new Suez Canal during the era of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, President of the Republic, and the Egyptians’ participation in it and their support to their state in a time of crisis.
The participants in the third edition of the Nasser Fellowship for International Leadership, raised a number of questions, inquiries and interventions during the closing dialogue session of the activities of the fourth day of the fellowship, which came about the nationalization of the Suez Canal. The participants took memorial photos amid the interaction and happiness of this distinguished session and the valuable information they obtained through that important dialogue session on the great popular epic of the nationalization of the Suez Canal.
Hassan Ghazali, General Coordinator of the Nasser Fellowship for International Leadership, in its third edition, indicated that the Nasser Fellowship for International Leadership aims to transfer the ancient Egyptian experience in consolidating and building national institutions, as well as creating a generation of young leaders from non-aligned countries with a vision in line with the South-South partnership, and raising awareness of the role non-aligned movement hidtorically and its role in the future, in addition to activating the role of the youth network of the member states of the Non-Aligned Movement NYN, and networking the most influential young leaders at the level of non-aligned countries and friendly countries.
Ghazali added that the Nasser Fellowship for International Leadership gives an equal opportunity for both genders, as indicated by the fifth goal of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, as well as empowering young people and giving the opportunity for actors from different countries of the world to get to know each other and establish partnerships in various fields, not only at the continental level but also globally as stipulated in the seventeenth goal of the sustainable development goals.
It is worth noting that a workshop was organized today as part of the activities of the fourth day of the Nasser Fellowship for International Leadership, in its third edition, entitled “Education and Social Mobility,” in which experiences in civil society were exchanged among participants from different countries in the Nasser Fellowship for International Leadership, in its third edition.