24/11/2024
I am deeply saddened to write this post. For years, I have worked closely with the German government, dedicating my efforts to a noble cause: promoting democratic values, encouraging active citizen engagement, fostering citizenship values and empowerment, and upholding human rights. This has been a remarkable project that we have collaborated on, and I have always felt fortunate to contribute to the goals of the Egyptian Revolution for the past 10 years, benefiting more than 2 million citizens. However, today I wake up feeling betrayed—not only because Germany is one of the countries closest to my heart, but also due to my partnership with the Goethe Institute, the funding from the German Federal Foreign Office, and the networking and establishment with the Bundeszentrale für Politische Bildung through . We have accomplished so much together.
Now, I find myself in a world where the place I consider the most democratic—one that witnessed the establishment of Arab civic education networks positively impacting many sectors across the Arab world—has changed drastically.
Where are the people who taught me democratic values when citizens in Germany are facing repression? Children have been murdered, shot, and hanged from buildings in Palestine, and Germany is ignoring the International Court of Justice's ruling to arrest Netanyahu and Gallant for committing war crimes against civilians, turning a blind eye to the massacres that have been occurring for over a year. Thinkers, artists, academics, politicians, parliamentarians, citizens, and the media are all turning a blind eye to genocide. Once again, it seems that the lessons from history have not been learned, reflecting another form of oppression reminiscent of N**i Germany. Your police are attacking protesters for expressing their opinions and detaining them. 💔💔💔 I am ashamed. The double standards in Germany remind me of the end of the Mubarak era.