‘Sudan will protect the ‘miracle’

‘Unique revolution is a success’

“THE Sudan, this Arab African country can be transferred into a ‘food basket’ for the Arab world and achieve the targeted food security for all Arabs,” columnist and Professor Dr Abdulmalek Khalaf Al-Tamimi wrote for Al-Jarida daily.

“This country has been a victim of despotism because of the military rulers, but at last, the latter realized the importance of the role to be played by the popular powers and their ability to create the necessary change.

“Such being the case, the commanders of the Sudanese military institutions, now seem determined to assist the popular powers in their tasks as such they have proved that they are the best party in terms of assisting the popular powers to bring about the targeted change.

“Not just that, they have proved for the first time that they are supporting hopes and demands of the Sudanese people and as such the last Sudanese revolution was peaceful in nature. Hence, it has achieved its objectives and we pray to Almighty Allah to protect this revolution from its foes.

“It is needless to say the Sudanese Powers of Change have a role to play inside Sudan while the Arabs can play their investment role to rescue its economy.

“But the question here is, ‘is it a miracle what we see in the Sudan? Yes, because the Sudanese revolution in question, was the last Arab revolutions, where most of the latter, had been doomed to failure.

“The Sudanese revolution has succeeded, because it has benefited from the experiments of other Arab revolutions and the experiment of military coups which occurred in the past in the country over the past more than half a century.

“As a matter of fact, we were following up the recent Sudanese revolution step by step, and we came to know a lot about its kind and culture of the people. The Sudanese have been patient for a long time, but their rational revolution started its march with a right route.

“But the most important aspect of this revolution is civilian and democratic that shall face some difficulties, but it has taken the right course which is transparent and rife with many lessons from which many people can benefit.

“In other words, this revolution can be seen as a pioneering experiment, particularly since we know that The Sudan represents an important country in the Nile Valley on the Red Sea. This country not only stretches to the depth of Africa but it is multi-racial boasting of vital natural resources and enjoys a strategic location.

“However, the last Sudanese revolution actually surprised the Arabs and the world through its own method, patience and insistence to achieve all objectives with fewer losses.

“In spite of the above, there is a basic role to be undertaken by both the Sudanese people and the Arabs at large, to be represented by encountering both the internal and the external dangers that shall threaten this revolution, but it is needless to say the awareness of this march will be enough to protect its purity and portray it as an example for a real renaissance.

“This revolution must deal cautiously with conspiracies that are likely to be woven against it by the local political Islamic groups and Israel, because these two powers are the reason behind setback and defeats suffered by the Arabs in addition to the failure of their experiments, given the fact The Sudan represented by its new leadership realizes that particularly since we know that the Sudanese abroad will play their role in ensuring victory for their revolution this means the future will be promising, provided the revolution abides by its civil and democratic method.

“Meanwhile, we say the women have played their role in this revolution and this was evident through their participation in the popular gatherings to encounter despotism. This happened although the former despotic regime which was collaborating with the political Islamic groups, had oppressed the women and marginalized their role, but for the time being they have managed to occupy a leading position and this means they will participate in managing the affairs of the state through their new positions.

“Some people may believe that the Sudanese revolution is part and parcel of a series of the ‘Arab Spring’, but this belief is wrong, because this revolution is the fruit of an internal and Arab experiments that have decided to end the military rule in The Sudan and begin a new democratic march and this means The Sudan based on its potential, location, people and resources, will be able to protect the ‘miracle’.”

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“During World War II, China, Japan and Germany were destroyed,” columnist Fawwaz Ahmad Al-Hamad wrote for Al-Qabas daily.

“In 1945 immediately after the end of this war, the economies of these states were in doldrums. In other words, the economic situations in these countries were worse.

“In spite of the above, they came out of this situation by adopting beneficial policies and introducing plans for reconstruction, rehabilitation and nation-building, showing concern for education, which was at the top of the policies, because the war had destroyed all the schools.

“Such being the case, these countries began teaching the students within the walls of the destroyed schools and at makeshift shelters. But after the political stability reigned in, these states rebuilt the schools, universities and colleges.

“Not just that, they actually paid every possible concern towards the development of their industrial sector, and set up clear cut industrial policies and included this in the schools curricula.

“Take for example, the engineering curricula during the first two years of study, the scientific books focusing on the abstract aspect and after that transferring the student directly to the plant for a two-year on the job training to familiarize him with all of the details of engineering and manufacturing.

“However, after many years of serious educational system, these states actually achieved their renaissance and became the first industrial countries in the world in terms of producing most of the products which we see at the moment coming from the developed nations.

“As a matter of fact, there is no magic wand or a miracle for developing the states, because the solution rests in paying concern to development of the educational system.

“Such being the case, we hope our concerned authorities will pay attention to all education sectors in the State of Kuwait by developing the educational curricula in addition to new scientific specializations which focus on technology and security data including the threedimensional robot and printing engineering in addition to data analysis, programming, renewable energy, wastes management and the genetic science.”

“We have been following up the rising tension in the region, which we warned about on numerous occasions in previous years. The recent tension warns about the risk of military confrontation which could drag the region into a new destructive war and everyone will definitely be affected,” columnist Dr Hamad Ismael Al-Ansari wrote for Al-Rai daily.

“This escalation witnessed in the region affects Kuwait. Our security agencies have increased the level of security and readiness in case of any eventualities, and these procedures are routine under such circumstances. But unfortunately, these procedures have become ripe fruits for rumormongers, especially due to lack of official information from the government concerned with the situation.

“It is very vital for the government to fortify its internal front in order to ensure that the people of Kuwait are ready to stand with the country just like what happened during the Iraqi invasion. Therefore, I believe the major task of this government is to enhance its internal front, which is done by closing all chapters of political disputes. A strong country depends on the strength of people within its borders and their harmony, and harmony in stances is the best defense from any kind of aggression.”

“I do not think there is any ministry facing public discontent more than the Health Ministry. The recent medical malpractices issue is just the tip of the iceberg which is embarrassing to mention in public because it touches colleagues in profession, and even the ministry itself is not dealing with it transparently because it is akin to poking a beehive,” columnist Dhaar Al-Rashidi wrote for Al-Anba daily.

“The medical profession is one of the most important and dangerous professions. Hence, if the minister of health responds that ‘we are the last country when it comes to medical malpractice record’, this statement is meant to downplay the problem which has no solution. Instead, the minister needs to say: ‘We have a problem and we are working tirelessly in accordance with a clear mechanism to solve the problem.’

“Even before we mention issues concerning medical malpractices, the ministry should look into the side effects and risks posed by delayed diagnosis of medical cases due to appointments. For instance, a patient was given an appointment to undergo CT Venogram (an X ray of a vein injected with a radiopaque contrast medium) at Mubarak Al-Kabeer Hospital on Feb 18, 2021. Need I say more?”

“The Arabian Gulf and Peninsula region is passing through the most dangerous and sensitive period in terms of security and economy, because the region is facing war towards the South and its end is not in sight,” Dr Nasser Khamis Al-Mutairi wrote for Annahar daily.

“This war is consuming money and human beings, while its damages have been affecting relations in the Gulf and neighboring region. The economic war has reached high level of risk with the attacks on Saudi oil facilities -- an alarm to other Gulf oil producers. Amidst this occurrence with the global economic, security and political activities, this is a wakeup call for all Arabian Gulf countries.

“They should think in unison with common interest to understand that they are all targets in existence and border. The boycott among member states has created a loophole for enemies and those that desire to attack them among regional powers such as Iran and its ilk. The Gulf countries should meet on a roundtable with commendable mediation of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah to thrash all contentious issues.”

“Arabs have been consistently clamoring for unity and integration among citizens by working together, but Arab governments do not want that, so they prevent interaction among them and make it difficult for the citizens to meet, “Dr Abdul-Mohsen Jumah wrote for Al-Jaridah daily.

“This may be partially correct, but in most cases our strong affiliation to individual countries is the reason for lack of cohesion among Arabs. After the last World Cup in Russia where Arab teams performed woefully regardless of long years of participation in such a soccer event.

“Recommendations were made to establish an Arab tournament to increase the rate of interaction and improve the standard of Arab countries in soccer. At the end, an agreement was reached to establish Arab Clubs Tournament, which started last year with mouthwatering rewards.

“Al-Ahli and Zamalek clubs participated in the Arab Clubs Tournament (Sheikh Zayed Tournament) last year and they did not make it to top of the table. They decided not to participate in the tournament again, so they chose to be in the African tournaments, although it is among the least rated tournaments in the world. The African clubs participating there are financially weak while the players are fourth-class in rating, because all their best players have moved to the European, Asian, Australian or Latin American leagues.

“In spite of the fact that Egyptian clubs have won African cups many times their participation at the global level is very weak and this is exactly what happened to Egypt in the Russia 2018 World Cup. Therefore, if Al-Ahli and Zamalek of Egypt decide to opt out of the Arab tournaments, it does not affect standard of the competition, so it remains the same.”

“During the meeting of the Military Defense Council, chaired by First Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Sheikh Nasser Al-Sabah at Saif Palace recently, Sheikh Nasser stressed the need for media outlets to perform their role in the current regional situation which requires them to be keen on obtaining information from official sources in order to strengthen cohesion of the society and block any media trying to spread rumors to undermine the confidence of citizens in military institutions,” columnist Abdulrahman Al-Awwad wrote for Al-Sabah daily.

“Sheikh Nasser urged everyone to ignore whatever is propagated by some accounts on social networking sites since they circulate fake and fabricated stories which they do not obtain from official or trustful sources.

“Indeed, Sheikh Nasser was absolutely right when he talked about the need to stop spreading rumors which increased recently to unprecedented rates due to the spread of fake accounts on social media.

“Kuwait was the subject of a number of dangerous rumors recently. These rumors were spread deliberately, targeting the stability and security of the Kuwaiti society.

“In most cases, the source of rumors is from outside Kuwait. The rumors are aimed at casting evil into Kuwait and negatively affect different aspects of our lives. I call on all citizens to ignore such rumors and fake stories. Furthermore, they are asked to confront rumors and those who spread them.”

— Compiled by Zaki Taleb