This interprets an expression; which was created in Medieval Egypt at the Mamluk times, and later spread all over the Arabic speaking world.. “Fahlawah” or delivering something in an extraordinary and amazing manners without proven knowledge, experience or competences.. It is only about how smart to catch what the audience appeal, while use simple logic and physics to fake the delivery.. It was traced to be extracted from a Persian noun refers to “Clown’s Tricks”.. Thanks to late Sudanese Prof. Oun Alshareif Gassim..
During the last few years, and further more in the protest time of January 2011, Egypt had observed an extreme applications of “Fahlawah”.. In that time of public uprising; which came as resultant of many decades of political suppression, cultural mass-deception and economic frustrations.. Public media, celebrities and ordinary individuals had exercised their “fahlawah” to support the various claims anti or pro the rule of Mubarak.. Regardless of the competences; everyone was talking politics, economics, legalities; not within the acceptable parameters of common knowledge, but crossing to the controversial specialized areas of professional processing.. A Typical “Fahlawah..”
They started by calling it a revolution, despite many would know that revolution changes the overall platforms of society, government and politics.. In today’s world, vacancies for revolution are only limited to few particular regimes that are proven rallying apart from globalization and universal mandates.. Egyptian intelligentsia knows that, yet deliberately provokes to meet the common’s appetite and likeliness..! They used “Fahlawah” to twist the scientific norms and provide the angry common with chew-up phrases to serve various interests.. This intellectual crime is widely shared by both rivals..
The debate started with talk on Constitutional Article 76; which addresses both criteria and jurisdictions for presidency nomination.. This article was widely condemned along the years, while the majority of elite and public understood nothing, said nothing, and cared for nothing..!!
Then, it inevitably jump to article 77; which defines the terms of presidential office that had been set indefinitely alike some countries, yet controversial in many others; including the western democracies.. A reliable good top executive should be entrusted for indefinite adequate terms, instead of losing her/his hands-on-competences..
Then, it was the funny talk about Article 139 claiming how it allows a Dummy President; who is rejected by protesters; so let's keep him idle..! Of course, nothing in any constitution says an “Executive” can be a dummy; unless people are totally freak dump idiots..!! You appoint a public officer to deliver particular duties, not to be a costly liability.. This is a Republic not a Monarchy.. This is a constitutional presidency not a premiership.. But who would know the difference..!!
Finally on 5th of February 2011, the talk was concluded on structuring the Committee of Wisdom; which had been announced by a fiction called Egypt Youth; suggesting handful of celebrities to represent the protesting nation, negotiate the power transition, and oversee changes.. Wondering; why the people fool themselves..? Why Egyptian need such a glowing committee, while their constitution has a mechanism for change..? How such a committee is placed in the legislative structure..? Why to shape “Coup d'état” or a palace-coup..?
Political management has nothing to do with Chemistry, Telecoms, or Media.. Why things are deliberately confused in Egypt.. to serve some celebrates; who want to be recorded in history.. The elite are stealing the commons.. Petty..!
It seems a plot to drag Egypt away from the decisive change plans or actions..!! The change issue is far simpler, yet the use of “Fahlawah” had to complicate things in order to value the achievers..!
What is bitter to digest, is a nation repeatedly destroying itself.. History tells how the various dynasties had ruled Egypt since the ancient Pharaoh kingdoms, which always came on the expense of poor soft-hearted peasants.. Notably, Egyptians could never sustain their victories and achievements throughout history, not only because the Rules had always rewritten the recorded history, but also due to mysterious trends..!
Late Prof Awais of sociology had correctly claimed that many mysterious derivatives are controlling and guiding the Egyptian characteristics due to the complex mix of ethnics, cultures, and politics of Egypt..
Late Prof. Hamdan of geography had encyclopedically defined the implications of place and time on Egyptian personality.. which developed uniqueness in both achievement and decline..
Finally, Prof. Taimur of literature had bitterly questioned the confusing signals in Egyptian folklore..
However, Egypt has unshakable position, which requires distinct and outstanding leaders to manage.. Leaders who would avoid excessive "Fahlawah"; yet inevitably and irregularly have to spice their role with some of it..
Kindly check:
http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Constitution_of_Egypt
http://www.shabab-masr.com/
I need to acknowledge that Nasser had infested some uneasy conflicts within the Egyptian consciousness:
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2. Mighty Mass Media; which is a combination of government-control-tools to mastermind the people within the strategy determined by the top political authority. Many countries tried to imitate, yet mostly failed to do, due to different sociopolitical structures and lack of soviet era internships..!
3. Inability of Military Coup, which resulted from two parallel syndromes. Firstly; the military structure prevents any unit from any sudden mobility; unless controlled by the top central command. Secondly; the combination of security forces; which collectively capable to challenge any military action through complex web of command and control..!
Both Sadat and Mubarak had added lots of operational tactics and details to the original strategies; which in the final context had formed a nation with crippled limps..!
That is why, the Presidency Establishment in Egypt is never bothered by oppositions nor public protests..
However, what happened in Jan 2011 was exceptional due to many local and foreign elements that amazingly and unintentionally synchronized..