After two years of Covid-19, is there no end in the sight?

   After I processed some tasks in the office and outside at the end of the workday, I felt something weird was catching my throat; I ignored it, thinking it was ordinary, and went ahead. The day after, I woke up with pains in my whole body and realized that I had been infected with COVID-19 or something else. Whatever it was, the contagion was proved by the Antigen Test I bought from the pharmacy and then by a formal test at the clinic. The infection has assumedly resulted in constant movements of refugees in and out of the camp where I work. The ridiculous thing is that I didn't get infected earlier despite having been through all of the episodes of the Corona crisis; I mainly lived in Bangkok at the beginning of 2020, neighboring China, where the virus originated. Therefore, Thailand and adjacent areas of Southeast Asia were entirely conducive to the prevalence of the virus due to its proximity to China.

I'm currently under quarantine. The symptoms were not chronic; they were just in the first three days. Pains in the entire body, anorexia, coughing, runny nose, and the senses of smell, hearing, and taste were also affected. However, there was no respiratory distress. But thank God the immune system is robust as I got the two doses of the Pfizer-Biotech vaccine last year. In quarantine, I spend my time following up on developments in Germany and the international arena, reading the news, and analyzing the current Ukraine-Russian crisis on different platforms. There is also ongoing preparation for learning the fourth and fifth languages, the linguistic accomplishment I've dreamed of for a long time, the goal I set up last year, which will take place in 2022. Even though learning foreign languages is a daunting task, it's a sturdy intellectual method that helps overcome boredom and loneliness. If we direct it correctly, it often keeps our minds entangled with positive things. Correspondingly, the optimal tip to avoid depressive moments or emotional drain during quarantine, in case you're alone, is to speak to a family member or a loved one.

The quarantine, for me, is like a reminiscence of the beginning of this crisis up till now. Through it, I could recall the occurrences I have gone through thus far regarding the restrictions, lockdowns, wearing masks, social distancing, etc. It's been a realm of fluctuating tides since the COVID-19 crisis broke out at the beginning of 2020; WHO declared it a global pandemic shortly afterward. This year, I was in Bangkok at Chulalongkorn University, studying for an exchange semester, the third semester of the latest Master's program I finished last year at the University of Albert-Ludwigs Freiburg in Global Studies. I remember how the entire situation turned upside down, thinking it was the world's end, like an apocalypse!

While seeing how panic was widespread among people, becoming nervous, anxious about potential infection, and losing trust in physical human communication, the panic also outstretched to the surrounding space, believing that the virus was floating over and sticky never dies out. The entire educational system has turned into virtuality since the first episode of the crisis, remaining as such up to the present day to avoid social contact that exposes people to infection. Therefore, I used to work at home to manage my academic tasks for the university, including the online language tutorial sessions I offered international students on a global platform. The virtual platform has been solidarity and affection throughout the crisis; I sometimes felt alone, but I overcame this by speaking to my students and sharing our experiences during the pandemic. Indeed, it was a source of strength, encouragement, and hope for them and me until I finished my second post-graduate degree. The program ended, but I still strictly hold on to the stunning memories I spent in that diverse international academic environment that began in Freiburg in 2019, passing through Cape Town -where I did the second semester at Uni UCT- to Bangkok and back to Freiburg. Memories are the source of impetus that pushes me forward.

The manifestations of the lockdown that paralyzed cosmopolitan Bangkok were obvious; few commuters went down the almost empty streets. The transportation sector changed to fit into the new situation, including the domestic and international aviation movement, which was significantly hindered. For this reason, two flight tickets I had booked from Bangkok to Frankfurt were canceled, and then painstakingly managed to travel back to Germany as the third flight worked out. Thus, I wished to hear the usual honking, voices of engines, and callers in the streets; even the number of vendors significantly downsized, turning it into a city of ghosts, mixed with anxiety and distrust of the future. In addition, the stark confusion covered the scene, too, as many people didn't have enough awareness of how to move on with the new reality—the unprecedented procedures imposed on people to restrain the prevalence of the fatal virus changed this reality. Yes, there was no blame at that phase of the pandemic as it was an unexpected dilemma on the way, and people were not willing to go through such a sudden reality and were not trained to deal with its outcomes.

The scene outside of Bangkok was like a physically isolated space from all angles, narrowing around me and shackling me up tightly to the degree that I felt suffocated due to the restrictions mentioned above; it was not different in other countries worldwide that have followed suit. At the time, the future of the crisis seemed unpredictable; people never knew what would occur, what the next stride would look like, and how to resolve this crisis and tackle its implications that threatened all sectors of life, including fundamentally human lives, in general. Since the death toll skyrocketed, many businesses lost their value and went bankrupt, resulting in crumbling economies.

Different aspects in the international arena, mainly pharmaceutical companies, from Moscow to Washington and their allies, headed on to think of a radical solution, the vaccine. But, the vaccine turned into a political competition among those great powers. Of course, the German contribution has remarkably competed to produce the most reliable and effective vaccine. There was long fierce competition until some ground-breaking pharmaceutical companies, especially the German ones, manufactured the first-hand vaccine Pfizer-Biotech. Then, the conflict of vaccines continued due to the producers' promises to end the pandemic with the promised vaccine from whatever side until the beginning of 2021. Different vaccines found their way to consumers as millions of doses were handed out. Still, as people collided with the governments or pharmaceutical companies' promises to end the crisis on many occasions but without avail, skepticism towards the reliability of the vaccine emerged.

Furthermore, this skepticism was enhanced when some people were said to have been found dead after taking the vaccine. In the meantime, campaigns urging people to get the vaccine carried on, presenting scientific shreds of evidence that the vaccine is the only scientific way to fight COVID-19. In contrast, many people continued to accuse these procedures of a mere attempt to mitigate their resentment and frustration with the lockdown and other strict rules, especially since the increasing death toll has reached 5.86 million worldwide thus far. Another critical point is that many countries have declared emergencies during the crisis, stating that the health system was on the brink of deterioration or mainly deteriorating. We still remember the catastrophic implications in Italy, Spain, and many other developing countries, especially India, that were declared red areas.

Governments worldwide decided to build an invincible fortress of the health system by following scientists' recommendations. However, some aspects showed an intransigence policy and rejected any arguments from the scientists. Consequently, the battle against COVID-19 agitated and hasn't just ended at this point. Later on, the world woke up to suddenly encounter a new setback, the so-called new mutants "Alpha, Beta, and Delta" that the biologists described as fatal and with more severe effects than COVID-19. Frustration resurged, and the hope of the prospective defeat in the battle against COVID-19 somewhat faded away despite the claim that the strenuous efforts to end the crisis were still viable. People got used to the reality that the pandemic cycle didn't end shortly and left the matter interwoven with predictions shaped by either the pharmaceutical companies or the governments on the one hand and the specific media sources on the other.

Due to the prolonged restrictions and uncertainty, tens of thousands of people have protested against Corona measures in many countries worldwide. Hence, forecasts on the crisis scenarios, either going to more aggravation or alleviation with the mandatory procedures of wearing masks and social distancing, including the cinemas, concert houses, theatres, nightclubs, and festivals shut down, remain undecided in many countries. However, like Denmark, some countries have declared a coexistence policy with COVID-19, releasing their people from the restrictions.

Afterward, the vaccine campaigns have been a big booster, as the statistics elaborated on the immense numbers of people who have been vaccinated, to the degree local campaigns put up signs in public places inviting people to come over to get the required doses without a prior appointment. The slogan of these massive campaigns is that the vaccine is the only scientific way to build an insurmountable immune system. Meanwhile, it didn't condone the fact that doesn't mean that the vaccinated people aren't prone to infection by any virus COVID-19 or the variants, and later on, the world woke up again to shockingly hear the news that scientists discovered a new variant called "Omicron." As a result, the belief that a sustainable solution for the current crisis won't be within reach in the foreseeable future. Frustration dominated the scene again, and people kept wondering about the end and whether the vaccine and the scientists were reliable saviors for people. And, of course, I can't condone the psychological effects of the stressful circumstances, like anxiety, depression, and distrust in the surrounding reality, resulting from the clashing opinions revolving around the end of the crisis, etc. To put it differently, the still widespread belief in the potentiality of reproducing a new variant somewhere in the world is substantial!

Going through these episodes over the past two years made me eager and passionate to keep up with the local campaigns. I sincerely hope the crisis will end because there is always hope for us there. I finally call on you to follow the scientists' tips and get the vaccine immediately. My recent experience with the coronavirus is self-evident, and the vaccine is the right thing to do because it effectively protects our immune system.

Stay healthy!

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 2021 has reached the end

    As we bid farewell to 2021, we find ourselves facing a year that has left a profound mark on the global stage. It's an archive of 12 months filled with dramatic events, actions, and days that were not just black and white, but often shaded with gray—truly eventful days.

This archive shows us the moments we have spent roaming this earth to achieve the goals we came to this life. The wheel of life is running; within it, there is a lot to keep it running as optimally as we wish or in the best way that satisfies us. The nature of human beings is always looking for perfection as God -the almighty- entirely created us until we came with a perfect face, mind, and capacities to contribute to developing all walks of life. Meanwhile, God created human beings at various mental and corporal capabilities levels. But it's our responsibility to invest them in the right way. The field fits into his capacities driven by the interests, inclinations, and propensities to achieve whatever goals we have studied, learned, or received training to perform satisfactorily. It explains the clear rule: a human without goals is a heavy burden with a meaningless life and won't accept people's respect in the long run. As such, we should always learn how to fill in whichever gaps exist around us and exert efforts for that. 

In light of that, every year passes by compiling various episodes, reflecting our aspirations and whatever we need in this life. Sometimes, we need clarification about which direction to follow, but there is a pearl of wisdom derived from past experiences that guides us through. Let's look for it, although there is still more to add to this wisdom from our experiences. There is only a prosperous future with suitable lessons learned from the past. That's why we have to look back at history to reconsider our calculations for the present and pursue a better-off future—looking back at 2021, changes sought by people towards better-off life enjoying welfare and other fundamental rights minimally. Still, people are grappling worldwide with many issues: sky-rocketing living costs, increasing the gap among the social classes, the middle-class vanishing, the current COVID-19 pandemic, etc.

Regarding ownership of properties, we have observed that the high-class or wealthy groups are now controlling entire sectors, leading to middle-class groups giving up on their properties and seeking out a more affordable economic life. It's a crystal clear fact that can be observed in metropolitan areas; the middle classes in the upcoming years will no longer be able to cope with the ramifications of the explosion of prices, waiving their properties to the wealthy groups. I have observed this phenomenon in different places where I traveled this year. The underprivileged groups are statistically apparent, and even the manifestations indicate that there is no chance for many needy people to enjoy minimally what the rich people have. They still need to move to the cosmopolitan areas and work or even enjoy some rights there. 

It's a stark reality that persists. Global policies still face a daunting task in overcoming international obstacles, including the urgent need for climate change policies that have altered the lifelines of entire communities. For instance, Madagascar made headlines this year, claiming to have been the world's first climate change-induced disaster, with a severe drought threatening farmers grappling with famine in many places. In many other areas, people still lack suitable infrastructure and struggle to find potable water. The campaigns that gained prominence in media outlets warned of the consequences of the natural drainage of these resources, including air and water pollution. In Africa, despite serenity dominating some regions,  civil war in Ethiopia continues, leaving tens of thousands of innocent people homeless and desperately seeking safety in the steep terrains and plateau, resulting in a humanitarian crisis. Reportedly, flagrant human rights violations are claimed to have been practiced by the regime's forces against civilians. This underscores the urgent need for global cooperation to address these social and economic disparities. 

The situation isn't that different in this continent in other regions; if there is no conflict, there is the plague of poverty and infectious diseases. The oil-rich country Nigeria is a clear example of gross poverty, corruption, and misuse of wealth, leading people of the land not to take advantage of their wealth but to be preyed on by the transnational oil extraction corporations. The officials enjoy the profits while local people struggle immensely in the slums. Even the heartbreaking scenes there show entire communities living over ponds and wastewater streams lacking health infrastructure. Nigeria is one of many examples of how African nations are still the victims of colonial and imperial rules and their policies after that. Thus, the corrupt leaders drained their wealth, either the black gold or the other natural resources, after colonization transitioned from direct military presence to indirect policies left behind by leaders.  

I have seen the penetration of gigantic Chinese corporations. Even China has its arms there, manifestly applying some soft power by raising its hands to help the local populations overcome their poverty, supporting the health and education sectors. Still, it always turns out that these gigantic economies make out of it eventually. Their well-orchestrated propaganda isn't an unfathomable fact to hardly understand the reality in the entire African continent anymore. One statement clarifies transitional corporations preying on the left out or "unexploited" wealth optimally by their native people because they cannot run tremendous extraction and lucrative mining projects. Likewise, if you own a massive piece of land rich in certain substances but lack the tools to manufacture, recycle, extract, or do whatever project is needed to turn this poor land into fertile land, A profitable project to be made isn't within reach; this land is useless! It's like a barren desert, nothing liveable.

Consequently, it might be better to sell or rent it from a company or a tenant who can turn this land into a profitable project, which objectifies the reality of poverty, shortage of qualified cadres, etc. In many African regions, people need more sophisticated tools to establish dynamic projects, and the areas rich in natural resources are left poor. That's why officials in many regions find themselves compelled to sign down long-term contracts with giant multi-transnational corporations.

Yes, the soft power that the media of significant economies show off their assistance for emerging countries is only sometimes beneficial. Still, propaganda must portray the reality in Africa in-depth, attempting to fulfill local people's needs. However, it instills in people's minds worldwide that the soft power of significant economies significantly alleviates poverty in the Third World by carrying out such power strategies and assisting those people in building developmental projects. But, on the other hand, one documentary film on Al-Jazeera, BBC, or DW explicitly showing the domestic circumstances in many African countries will contradict the whole propaganda. 

In other places, enormous distances of the hinterland are polluted by solid waste and chemicals, and the same issue is polluting air by steam factories. Ethno-religious conflicts are still flaring up in many areas that have not reached final stability, even being complicated as chauvinism is rising. Moving to Southeast Asia, the situation is similar to the aforementioned global dilemmas, as globalization shackled people up, putting them under the same circumstances. However, the effects are multi-layered, as we find how certain societies react to globalization differently from other communities; some cultures are negatively affected. In contrast, others turned the compass of globalization in its favor. 

In Southeast Asia, what caught my attention was the increasing population rate accompanied by the migration dilemma. Migrants from poorer Asian countries or the so-called ASEA organization zone, like Myanmar, Cambodia, Philippines, Indonesia, and Thailand, are primarily illegal and have no status in the host country. As I was in Bangkok attending an exchange semester at the beginning of 2020 at Chulalongkorn University, I attended courses presenting the main issues. I also had the opportunity to conduct exploratory field trips in cooperation with an NGO that helps rehabilitate migrants in Thailand. The instructor showed the harsh circumstances those migrants are living under and how they help them seek integration or legal protection. He claimed the Thai legal system doesn't pay much attention to the illegal migrants who become prey for labor and sexual exploitation, which is rampant as they don't have financial sources in the host country. I observed heart-wrenching human rights abuses within the migrant community there. This example in Thailand is a complementary example to countless examples of the violation that migrants and refugees are exposed to; Latino migrants at the USA-Mexican borders are a clear example that occupied the journalistic headlines during 2021.

Therefore, my new professional journey with a German NGO working for refugees in Germany came to answer any inquiries I had directed, granting me the chance to directly face-to-face deal with refugees and listen to their stories. So, the global migration movement never ends as long as there are wars, conflicts, weapons merchants and manufacturers who sell into the inflicted areas, and capitalists fiercely devour the environment, turning the green into stones. There will always be migrants, ex-pats, diaspora, and whatever relevant manifestations with high living costs.

It's a concise summary of 2021, in which I don't want to conceal the bright side despite the global community shackled up. There are always aspects that stand up for the truth, fighting against the dilemmas mentioned earlier; I observed many outstanding initiatives for development projects and took advantage of technology to facilitate the developmental process. This site revives the hope for a better future despite the insurmountable challenges.

I also emphasize that the population of the current generation should invest much effort in educating their children, and the professionals in different fields should drive their trainees towards maintaining the environment. Because it's an invaluable asset we own on this planet, restoring it might be impossible if lost, as there is no way to retrieve endangered species if the last one is lost! Education and knowledge are power, so let's shape them in the right way and use them on the right path for a better and prosperous future away from the destructive arms race. Let's hope 2022 will be the year of radical change in all walks of life. Because our planet is a fascinating planet worth struggling for, the next generations deserve to have a dignified life and enjoy its graces and benefits as we have enjoyed and the same as the last generation.

Let's build a prosperous future for the next generations! 

Happy New Year 2022! 

The claim of cultural Threat to native culture 

 Concepts like Threat to the survival of Western Civilization referring to the cultural Threat of the new migrant community still deliberated by some published texts on the media outlets in Europe. These concepts push me to give insight into them and the factors beyond shaping them. They purposefully used to show the new socio-cultural reality of refugees hosted by some EU countries, especially Germany. 

The phenomenon of migratory movement, whether forced or voluntarily, isn't a new phenomenon in the global arena, where different fluctuations of all socio-political, cultural, demographic, and economic spheres occurred due to the mixture of the population of the native people and the newcomers from different backgrounds. Migration movements created diverse societies and brought new thoughts and ideologies to the host societies, contributing to developing the wheel of the economy and in many other fields. To explain more, many migrants or refugees from the Third World or, in other words, "Global South" to the developed countries or "Global North," came with innovative ideas and solutions to many dilemmas in different fields, which the host countries needed. On the positive side, we have witnessed how many host societies experienced paradigm shifts in many areas over the past decades by investing the enormous human energy that the migration movements brought, paving the way towards sophistication with their creative ideas. Germany is an illuminating example of this experience, depicting the magnificent development process, which resulted from the investment in the new population of refugees. 

"Merkel's decision to admit one million refugees in 2015 has had immense economic and social benefits for Germany," said Helen Dempster. 

At the scientific institutions, it's pretty observable how migrants or refugees occupy prestigious positions and how those migrants invest in their qualifications. Notably, we have seen myriad successful examples, mapping out a reality proving that many qualified migrants are highly needed to fill in existing gaps. But, this can't keep us away from the truth that still many refugees lack qualifications or are eligible for taking up a position in the host country. It's a matter to consider for building strategies to unleash their capabilities. The road is supposed to be open to them to build their skills on a new professional and academic journey. Therefore, humanitarian laws in the EU countries have agreements regarding providing migrants with protection, especially to the asylum seekers fleeing wars and dictatorships. These agreements are indiscriminately applied irrespective of race, color, religion, and sexual orientation. When these countries host migrants, don't distinguish between them based on qualified and who isn't. 

The consequence of multicultural reality in the host country is conducive to conflict between the adherents of the new culture (the migrants) and the native culture. Those migrants came to the contemporary societies holding their socio-cultural values, stripping themselves off them and adopting the new socio-cultural values of the host society is most often far-fetched. Thus, we can observe a significant percentage of the migrant communities socially isolated from the surrounding host society, attempting to strengthen their existence from being faded away. This existence for them is the identity with its components. Those groups try to accentuate their identity in all contexts because belonging and loyalty are the essence of strengthening the group.

As an illustration, I would capture one socio-cultural aspect of the eastern Asian and North-African societies based on research, especially my latest dissertation that captures a social issue within the Syrian refugee community in Germany. I found out consecutively that the peoples of those regions are community and family-clan-oriented; this is what describes them in general, the individual is supposed to be a loyal part of the group. Therefore, the collectivist approach manages their affairs, based on which individual behaviors should follow the group orientations. In addition, loyalty to the group or the higher social authority guarantee that the group or the clan is strengthened inwardly and can defend itself outwardly—defending itself in terms of fending off any attempt of penetrating and affecting it by other foreign cultures per se.

The point here is that the group that belongs to particular culture and identity inherently shows inclinations to maintain their identity and whatever is relevant to it, willing to struggle and sacrifice for maintaining it. Throughout history, identity conflicts appeared worldwide, where ethnic groups slipped into a confrontation with each other in a struggle over existentialism. In other places, the world has witnessed bloody battles aimed to wipe out the other and eradicate its existence, catching ethnic-cleansing operations like in Bosnia and Herzegovina and what was going on under colonial rules in Africa and other places as well. It turned out that identity, religion, and color are the main motives to eradicate the other for dominance over the other.

Since identity and culture are indispensable motives to strengthen the group, the group can't maintain its existence. Thus, in general, it's still problematic when a group conceives others as a threat to its identity, culture, and ethnicity that affect the course of life in many societies. As nothing occurs in a vacuum, the past historical events still echoing playing crucially in shaping the current occurrences of the present century. We find a narrative here and there built on historical circumstances, and still, people base their attitudes towards the others stemming from these occurrences. For instance, the produced historical narrative of the Crusades in the Middle East and colonial convoys there and somewhere else still echoing that the crusaded and colonized nations faced that destiny to serve the western powers, postulating that the West values are to prevail and reign over. This narrative remained up-till-the present-day with various stereotypes deliberated by the national media and cinema in the West towards the other nations, and Eastern countries pose an enriching material for them to conceive them in ways that mislead the viewers and drive them to think stereotypically towards those nations. Correspondingly, the far-right groups always find such events a flaring factor in convincing the masses of their propaganda that the newcomers pose a particular socio-cultural threat due to the norms they abide by, which contradict Western standards. 

The current diverse reality in Germany pushes us to think wisely about creating a living environment where all ethnic groups of migrants, including the native groups, can harmoniously live side-by-side without looking at the other as a threat to its identity. As aforementioned that it's not simply for a group to give up on its culture and even prefers to keep on its behaviors that reflect its cultural norms because deviating from them varies from the group's pillars. Once occurred, there are always implications on the deviation. Like in many Eastern cultures, intimacy before marriage is considered an action that violates religious rules. 

Suppose the reality is such, and each group eventually has the right to follow whatever it believes in. Is socio-cultural integration still possible to fill socio-cultural gaps in the host society?

In this sense, we need to conduct more researches to stand on the indications and the factors beyond the whole issue of integration and disintegration. However, the modest studies in this field addressed an indication to rely on for more research efforts. It's an existing fact that, for example, a new Arab community tends to maintain its cultural values and isolate itself from the surrounding native culture. Thus, the Threat of the native culture, etc., is unsubstantiated. There hasn't been the trend that the newcomers show the attempt at dominance. The whole landscape offers integration in the labor market and segregation in the social sphere. This segregation is the inescapable outcome of the different socio-religious values that isn't possible to eliminate overnight! 

Therefore, as propagated, the refugees constitute a threat to the native culture, civilization, identity, etc. is a figment of the imagination. It's a desperate attempt to fuel the phenomenon of xenophobia in the host society, conceiving the new community of the migrants as a unique culture different from the native culture in the host country. Not to generalize, many individuals who belong to the foreign culture still reject the native culture and the social behaviors that emanate from it because they don't fit into what they believe in, so on and so forth. That's why the xenophobia propagandists look at this phenomenon from the lens of the enlargement of such community constitutes a threat of demising the native culture and identity, believing that the increasing population of the new society would occupy colossal space in the socio-cultural landscape.

We need a constructive education to spread awareness within the diverse German society. Education can link all various groups and enhance peaceful coexistence to overcome all forms of hatred, incitement, and extremism.

Happened what happened? This deep-seated phenomenon bred out of this new reality of new migrants and natives living side-by-side. At the moment, I would argue that many liberties are present in a democratic country like Germany and even the freedom of belief. Therefore, it's OK to continue believing in whatever socio-religious dogma, as long as it doesn't harm others in any way or doesn't incite against the others. In the meantime, migrant communities should consider teaching their children to be tolerant with the others at their differentiation, how to accept the other as they are, and the undeniable fact that the German host society is diverse, consisting of many ethnicities. It contradicts what's propagated that the eastern migrants are a threat to the domestic culture and spreads out fears that in the foreseeable future, the number of migrants will transcend the expectations, which would play staunchly in shrinking the native culture.

Above all, we need a constructive education to spread awareness within the diverse German society. Education can link all various groups and enhance peaceful coexistence to overcome all forms of hatred, incitement, and extremism. Hence, the migrant groups should act to introduce themselves in a way that dispels the suspicion around them that they are a constant threat, which is a term propagated by the far-right extremist groups. 

اليوم العالمي للغة العربية

في اليوم العالمي للغة العربية لي كلمة،

بعد التهنئة بهذا اليوم الذي يجبُ علينا دائماً اعتباره مناسبة لها أصدائُها على منصاتنا، أُأكد على حقيقة مَفادها أن اللغة العريية هي تراثٌ وكنزٌ لغوي و فكري بقيَ راسخاً يعكس هويتُنا.  بعد أعوام طَويلة من العمل في بيئات مُتعددَة الثقافات في المجال اللغوي و نقل الكلمة العربية للثقافات الأخرى على وجه الخصوص و العيش في كنف شعوبٍ مختلفة في أماكن مختلفة، أدركتُ ماذا تعني لي لُغتي العربية و أهميتُها في وصل الحضارات، و الثراء الفكري الذي تتمتع به. هي لغة رغم قسوة الظروف المُحيطة سواء كانت ظروف أوجدَها المُستعمر استهدفتها و لا زالت تستهدِفها بسياسات الطمس المُمنهج أو التهميش من قبل أهل اللغة حافظت على رونقها و جمالها. بالإضافة لذلك حقيقة أننا لازلنا نتكلم اللغة العربية حتى يومنا هذا يُعد مَفخرة لنا و لهَويتنا، فإذا ألقينا نظرة على الواقع الذي خلفَه الإستعمار في أفريقيا و كلا الأمريكيتين، نجد بأن كثير من الشعوب الأصلية فَقدَت لُغاتها كُلياً و جزء كبير من هويتها مُستخدمة لغة المُستعمر. سُكان كندا الأصليون "الهنود" على سبيل المثال لم يَعد لِتراثهم و لِلغتهم وُجود وهكذا الحال مع سُكان أمريكا اللاتينية المجبولين بالثقافتين الأجنبيتين البرتغالية و الإسبانية.

هنيئاً لنا بيوم اللغة العربية العالمي و معاً و سوياً من أجل الحفاظ على هذا التراث العريق.

World Arabic Language Day 

On World Arabic Language Day, I have some words to say,

Congratulation on this Day! which we must always consider as an occasion that has significance on our platforms. I emphasize the fact that the Arab language is a rich heritage and a linguistic and intellectual treasure that has remained solid reflecting our identity. After many years of working in multicultural environments in the linguistic field and transferring the Arabic word to other cultures in particular and living among different peoples in different places, I realized what my Arabic language means to me, its significance in linking civilizations, and the intellectual richness it enjoys. It is the language despite the harsh surrounding circumstances, whether that created by the colonizer targeting it with the policies of systematic obliteration, or even marginalization by the people of the language, it has maintained beauty. In addition to that, the fact that we still speak the Arabic language to this day is a source of pride for us and our identity. If we look at the reality created by colonialism in Africa and both Americas, we find that many indigenous peoples have completely lost their languages ​​and a large part of their identity, using the language of the colonizer. The native "Indians" of Canada, for example, no longer have their heritage and language, and so it is with the indigenous people of Latin America, who are dominated by the foreign Portuguese and Spanish cultures.

Congratulations to us on World Arabic Language Day! Together and together, in order to preserve and develop this ancient heritage.

Welttag der arabischen Sprache

Zum Internationalen Tag der arabischen Sprache habe ich einige Worte zu sagen,

Herzlichen Glückwunsch zu diesem Tag, den wir immer als ein Anlass betrachten müssen, der auf unseren Plattformen von Wichtigkeit ist. Ich unterstreiche die Tatsache, dass die arabische Sprache ein reiches Erbe und ein sprachlicher und intellektueller Schatz ist, der unsere Identität fest widerspiegelt. Nach vielen Jahren der Arbeit in multikulturellen Umgebungen im sprachlichen Bereich und der Übertragung des arabischen Wortes auf andere Kulturen und dem Leben mit verschiedenen Menschen an verschiedenen Orten ist mir bewusst geworden, was meine arabische Sprache für mich bedeutet, welche Bedeutung sie für die Verbindung von Zivilisationen hat und welchen intellektuellen Reichtum sie genießt. Es ist die Sprache, die trotz der schwierigen Umstände, die sie umgeben, sei es durch die Kolonisatoren, die sie mit ihrer Politik der systematischen Auslöschung geschaft haben, oder sogar durch die Marginalisierung der Menschen, die diese Sprache sprechen, ihre Schönheit bewahrt hat. Darüber hinaus ist die Tatsache, dass wir heute noch die arabische Sprache sprechen, eine Quelle des Stolzes für uns und unsere Identität. Wenn wir uns die durch den Kolonialismus geschaffene Realität in Afrika und den beiden Amerikas ansehen, stellen wir fest, dass viele indigene Völker ihre Sprachen und einen großen Teil ihrer Identität vollständig verloren haben, indem sie die Sprache der Kolonisatoren verwendeten. Die "Indianer" Kanadas zum Beispiel haben ihr Erbe und ihre Sprache nicht mehr, und so ist es auch mit den indigenen Völkern Lateinamerikas, die von der fremden portugiesischen und spanischen Kultur dominiert werden.

Wir gratulieren zum Welttag der arabischen Sprache! Gemeinsam und zusammen, um dieses alte Erbe zu bewahren und weiterzuentwickeln.