Some might assume I would begin with Zionism or imperialism; emphatically, I do not. The primary enemy consists of those regimes whose loyalty lies with their creator—namely, colonialism and, by extension, imperialism. A regime created by the enemy inevitably becomes the direct adversary of the nation, the homeland, history, and the future; this is because it insists on dividing Arab Homeland to many Iqlimi, i.e rejects unity, thereby ensuring the entire nation remains fragmented—and even at war with itself. Dependent, reactionary regimes, allied with politicized religious forces, work to dismantle republics—doing so alongside, or even on behalf of, colonial armies. Consequently, we find the Arab nation divided between 22 Entity’s. By “regime,” I do not refer merely to the king or president by himself, but to everyone who serves him from the prime minister, army commander, or ruling Bedouin family down to the intelligence services Mukhabarat and the Comprador capitalist elite, both men and women.
The second enemy consists of the politicized religious forces advocating for a unified Islamic nation—who have been active since the 1920s. This movement is sectarian in essence and rooted in a British conspiracy against both the Arab nation and other Islamic nations. Its first bitter fruit was Pakistan—a state that remains a base for imperialism, now inherited by the United States. While India expelled colonialism upon Pakistan’s secession, it has recently transformed into a colonialist adversary itself. As I have explained in several articles of “Urobiyat other Islamic nations had already separated from the Arabs—along both national and sectarian lines—beginning at the end of the First Abbasid Era; this process culminated most notably with the Seljuks (Turks) and the Persians.
To those who object, the question arises: Muslims are divided into various sects especially Sunnah and Shia’ah —each declaring the others infidels and engaging in dialogue through suicide bombers—so how can they be united into a single nation or state? This internal conflict and suicidal tendency applies equally to Arab sectarians. Indeed, this sectarianism rose after the fall of the Nasserist, pan-Arabist regime in Egypt, with its drive for Arab unity. Thus, eradicating sectarianism and Iqlimi are conditions for achieving Arab Unity and drawing closer to dignity and development.
Note: From this speech, I indirectly explain to you why Arabian kings told Zionism and imperialism that Naser and the Baa’th preparing to liberate Palestine in 1967 and 1973.
ADEL VIDEO عروبيات إقليمية وطائفية.mp4
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