The Unfinished Task Of Egyptians

We revolted because rights cannot be given; they must be won. Our struggle is an intellectual, civic and political one.


By Hatem Aly
Freelance Writer- Egypt
Wednesday, 07 September 2011 11:45
Courtesy Of "On Islam"


The situation in Egypt is confusing and quite disturbing. Though Mubarak is in cage; nobody knows exactly what is happening on. It is very important for us to realize that the revolution is under siege.

Many opinions states that the SCAF is hijacking the revolution abusing that people are still ignorant about the basic human rights and the high illiteracy percentage between Egyptians.

The performance of the SCAF and Military Police gets us to feel that we are witnessing Mubarak's scenario all over again. And that is why we should remain cautious about the way things being handled in the country.

Looking forward to the fall of the Mubarak's regimes requires a sharp mind in order not to be manipulated once again by governments that care nothing for human rights, freedom, equality and liberty. The only way forward is to oppose both the hypocritical position of the media and the unacceptable repression of the dictatorial regimes: neither idealization nor naivety.

The speeches of SCAF members indicate that they forgot that it was a people-power revolution. The misconception that the SCAF is the only reason for its success stems partly from on whose side the military took in the struggle. But instead of giving the people credit for winning the military to their side through effective campaigning and salient messaging, maneuvering in the shadows hoping to prolong the public face-off in the search for alternative; the hypocrite media commentators who used to blame the youth for their uprising now erroneously consider the SCAF the leader of the uprising. But the loyalty demonstrated by the military to the people's revolution should be interpreted as a sign of how well the movement did its job, not just of how powerful the military is in Egypt.

Revolution Of Hope...

From the first moment after Mubarak stepping down we knew that expelling a dictator is a first step; dismantling and suppressing an authoritarian system based on cronyism and corruption is the next.

My message to everyone who contributed in this revolution whether physically or emotionally is to WAKE UP, or it will be one nightmare to another, this is a nightmare because we are asleep, and revolution is about waking up, it is not an opium, there are other things that fulfill that function to serve the interest of maintaining the masses asleep. And the remnants of Mubarak's regime are still using mass media to hypnotize us.

Always remember that we revolted in Jan25 to become human beings, to become real people, not junk people who spend their times in tribute malls buying junk food and not caring about what is going on and the crises we have, we revolted for a  new generation that can induce a change and can educate the people of this country, we revolted because we love our country for its good and recognize also that we are obliged to right the wrongs and to be truthful, even if it will cost us our lives.

So I really hope that we -all together- become people of seriousness, people who are worthy of this revolution. It shall not be a revolution of words, it is one of actions, of moving and changing the country.

We are a historical generation and we are part of a historical process, we revolted to revive the glory of this country, not to reconcile with an enemy that periodically kills Egyptian soldiers on the international borders, we revolted to not hear the word "political prisoner" ever again.

We revolted because rights cannot be given; they must be won. Our struggle is an intellectual, civic and political one and it should be launched—and will hopefully prevail—in the Arab countries where dictators rule. It is an ongoing struggle that will demand all our intelligence, understanding, lucidity and dedication. From the first moment after Mubarak stepping down we knew that expelling a dictator is a first step; dismantling and suppressing an authoritarian system based on cronyism and corruption is the next.

And that is why we will never despair, we are people of hope and our revolution is a revolution of hope.

So I really hope that we -all together- become people of seriousness, people who are worthy of this revolution. It shall not be a revolution of words, it is one of actions, of moving and changing the country, and we'll have the potential to do that only if we wake up from this somnolence and stop watching the movie channels or surfing through the internet for hours doing absolutely nothing. God bless the revolution, God bless the revolutionaries.

Hatem Aly is an Egyptian freelance writer who works as a Doctor. You can read his articles through this link: http:/hatemaly.wordpress.com

NOTE: The following videos was not part of the above article. I included it as a reminder to the Brave Egyptian People...

Al Thawra - الثورة (Revolution in Egypt)

Artist "Micolagist"






"Uprising: The Battle For Egypt's Freedom and Future"