Egyptians Against Arabism

Ah, now this is good to see. After reading article after article after article about how Israel is the fault of everything wrong in the Arab world, I finally come across an article from someone who has a clue.

A group of Egyptian intellectuals and members of free professions have formed a party called "Egypt the Motherland" (Misr al-Um) that will represent those Egyptians who see their culture as distinct from the Arabic culture...

How about that? Someone is taking note that the Egyptians are not Arabs, they're Egyptian. They have a longer and more rich history than the Arabs. They have done much more for civilization. There is, and never was, any reason for them to have surrendered their heritage.

I don't think that returning to heiroglyphics is necessarily the answer, but returning the the concept that they are Egyptian is a good start on the path towards a true revival of Egypt.

It's good to see that there are some in Egypt who are trying to throw off the shackles of Arab Imperialism. It can only be the start of something better than they already have.