In 1922, 7 years after British colonialism, Egypt gained independence. This week the Egyptian elite celebrated the 100th anniversary of glorious independence.

Cairo - Tirana 

In the autumn of 2019, I visited Albania and met in Tirana President Ilir Meta in his office at the Presidency. The discussion covered many issues, from the theses of "Greater Albania" to the policies of the NATO alliance. 

During the meeting, the advisor to the President Mr. Ilir Kulla told me: My origin is from the area of ??Zëmlak or Zamalek, where the leader Muhamed Ali Pasha was born and raised, I invite you to visit this place. I said: I know that name well because in Cairo there is a neighborhood called Zamalek, the name of the city of Muhammad Ali Pasha. Then I said to the President and his advisers: Thank you for the great gift you have given to our country, Muhammad Ali Pasha. 

Egypt does not have to falsify history to be great, but it only needs the truth ... to be even greater. Muhammad Ali Pasha founded the Egyptian royal family. All of its leaders were Albanian, with the exception of one, Khedive Tewfik. 

In 1952 the Egyptian revolution led to the overthrow of the royal family and the establishment of the republic. A large part of the Egyptian elite, did not see the history of Egypt detached from that bright period of previous national history. They considered the new republican period as a process of reform and not a denial or destruction of what preceded history ... While revolutionary extremists tried to erase the past and throw mud at that important era, that high elite and that revolution of glorious that Egypt experienced before 1952. 

104 years after the revolution of 1919. 

In 1919 Egypt experienced a period of the great revolution which is considered as one of the major political and civilizing revolutions in the world. This revolution inspired Mahatma Gandhi's movement in India. 

The 1919 revolution was a success, as its leaders excelled in competence, knowledge and wisdom, in addition to patriotism and the strength to impose on Britain the will of the Egyptian people. After failing to end the revolution, the British colonialists were forced to recognize Egypt's independence in 1922. Independence had two phases: In the first phase, the leader of the Egyptian revolution Saad Zagloul was handed the document of independence on 28 February 1922. In The second phase, on March 15, 1922, created the Kingdom of Egypt, under the leadership of King Ahmed Fuad I, and changed its official name from Sultan of Egypt to King of Egypt. 

British colonial historians have tried to minimize the value of independence, reiterating the thesis that the declaration of 28 February 1922 was an expression of the benevolence of colonial Britain, and that the country continued to be occupied until the time of President Gamal Abdel Nasser. But this was not true, because some of the terms of the Declaration of Independence that included the stay of some British troops in Egypt, did not invalidate independence. Even if Egyptian sovereignty referring to these conditions can be considered somewhat incomplete, the lack of full sovereignty does not deny its existence. The presence of foreign forces limited to some areas does not deny independence. 

The presence of US military bases in Japan and Europe since World War II, which are still present today, does not deprive these countries of their sovereignty. And if Britain is said to have pressured Egypt to accept its troops, Washington has also mapped out its Cold War-era military presence in the same forms, some imposed and some negotiated. 

Presidents Abdel Nasser and Sadat graduated from the Military College at the time of Egypt's independence. Subsequently, Egypt contributed to the founding of the United Nations and the Arab League in 1945, after 23 years of independence. It's really embarrassing to discuss and debate some theses, simply because some of the revolutionary extremists want to undermine the pre-1952 era. 

They hate Ahmed Orabi 

The roots of the distortion of the history of the Egyptian resistance, led by British colonialist writers, date back to the time of the Orabist Revolution. It was then that the colonial press began to tear up the story of the Egyptian leader who led the national revolution, and after the military defeat was exiled to Sri Lanka. While the remnants of Lord Cromer continued his mission in glorifying colonial symbols and minimizing national symbols. 

I remember when I argued over the ideas and thoughts of the writer Youssef Zidan after insulting to the point of humiliation the leader Ahmed Orabi and the glorious Orabi revolution, he told me that they followed his vision at that time did not know the status that Orabi enjoyed in the American and European press. 

While I personally relied on that controversy the publications of Al-Ahram newspaper, the writings of Professor Izzat Ibrahim, the vision of great writers like Victor Hugo in France and the big newspapers like The New York Times in the United States, which appreciate the great and prestigious role of the leader, Ahmed Orabi. 

State Formation Day and Independence Day 

On October 31, 3200 (p.e.s), King Mina Narmer united and unified the state of Egypt, making it the oldest state in the world and the longest in the course of its existence from that time until today. 

Egypt should celebrate two national holidays, which it has never celebrated before: Independence Day, which this year marks its 100th anniversary, and Statehood Day, which marks 5,222 years. 

Of course, man tends to promote and honor his country, and if he had two options to do so, he would choose the best. If some have chosen to uphold the colonial vision of history because of their limited knowledge, wisdom in this case would prioritize the national vision of history.