Why a Candid Conversation From 55 Years Ago Has Scandalized the Arab World

Resign as a Great Power? Unprecedented

The word ‘unprecedented’ has seen a lot of use lately, for good reason. Here is one more application. In 1952, a revolutionary group led by Egyptian Army Colonel Gamal Abdul Nasser overthrew the British-dominated Egyptian government. The relationship...

Why a Candid Conversation From 55 Years Ago Has Scandalized the Arab World

An audio recording of a colorful and little-known conversation between the late Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser and his Libyan counterpart Moammar Gadhafi in 1970 has been widely shared and discussed in the Arab world in recent days, sparking a lively debate on Nasser’s legacy and the wider history and politics of the decades-long Arab-Israeli conflict.  In the audio, Nasser appears to distance himself from the Palestinian cause and criticize…

Audio of Nasser, Gaddafi sparks debate on Palestine, Arab unity

A rare 1970 audio recording of a conversation between former Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser and Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has gone viral this week, reigniting debate over Arab unity, the Palestinian cause, and approaches to peace with Israel. The recording, shared widely on YouTube by the channel 'Nasser TV', has amassed millions of views. It captures a candid exchange between the two leaders, covering sensitive topics including Israe…

Unveiling Nasser's Secrets: Arabs, Palestine, and the Crucial Timing - Clarion India

FOR my father’s generation, Gamal Abdel Nasser wasn’t just another Arab leader; he set the standard by which all others have been measured, and none have quite reached it. For the Arab masses, and Palestinians in particular, Nasser was an icon. His heroic image, in the eyes of Palestinians, took hold in Al-Faluja, a key pocket of resistance against the Zionist takeover of historic Palestine in 1948. This small village in southern Palestine came …

God Almighty says in His Book: O you who have believed, if there comes to you a wicked person with information, investigate, lest you harm a people out of ignorance and become, over what you have done, regretful. The late Gamal Abdel Nasser was an Arab man who lived the dream and moved on the ground to change it for the better and lived the executive coup experience with all its negatives and positives because he was, first and last, a human bei…

Unveiling Nasser's Secrets: Arabs, Palestine, and the Crucial Timing - Politics For The People

By Ramzy Baroud For my father’s generation, Gamal Abdel Nasser wasn’t just another Arab leader; he set the standard by which all others have been measured, and none have quite reached it. For the Arab masses, and Palestinians in particular, Nasser was an icon. His heroic image, in the eyes of Palestinians, took hold in Al-Faluja, a key pocket of resistance against the Zionist takeover of historic Palestine in 1948. This small village in southern…