Canadian lost opportunity

Mohamed S. Kamel*

October 21^st, 2015

Canadian had their say and elected a majority Liberal Government after almost 10 years of Conservative Government, a New-Con that took over what was known as “Progressive Conservative”, returning Liberal to govern with majority for the first time since 15 years.

When the election was called in Canada, the polls told us that we have a three-way race, where three parties at 30% each, this said people saw a minority government of any of the three runners on equal foot.

Canadians were tired of the Conservative, who played the divide and conquer game, govern and campaign as fear mongers, where Harper is not McDonald or Clark, so they have to choose between the New Democrat (NDP) and the Liberals.

The Liberal was in third place, on an edge of collapse until Trudeau the son took lead and rebuilt it on the history of the Liberal founder, as Trudeau the father, Pearson, and Wilfrid Laurier.

The New Democrat was the official opposition for the first time in Canadian history, and they never governed. They were usual seen as the small party that can win 10-40 seat, until the Green got a seat and became the small party that build in principal.

So Canadians for 140 years, since the confederation, were practicing two party system, so there is a choice between Liberal and Conservatives only. For the first time Canadians had a chance for real change, by choosing the new party that never been tried before, and not touched with any sort of corruption, the other two are sinking in.  

Conservatives and Liberals felt that the NDP government would be a disaster for them, as NDP was committed to amend the election law to promotional representation where this will mean higher number of seats for NDP and Green in any election and bigger say in front of coalition governments.

By having the biggest 3 newspapers in Canada, the national paper ‘The Globe and Mail’ and the local papers ‘Toronto Star’ and ‘La Presse’, for the first time in history, advising people to vote for a specific party, ‘Liberal’. At the same time, polls were promoting Liberal as the only choice to push Harper out of office without having a real progressive party, ‘NDP’.    

Canadians would be best served by an NDP government, this would break the two party race forever, and would push democracy one-step forward by presenting the promotional representation.   

Canadians would end with NDP minority government or Liberal minority government that would be far better than what we have. But what we have is better that having Harper back in office.

Canadians decided to lose the opportunity and to settle for lesser change than what the NDP would bring to them.   

Mohamed S. Kamel

* Mohamed S. Kamel: is a Freelance writer, the editor of http://forafreeegypt.blogspot.com/, he is a professional engineer, a LEED Green Associate and a recognized project manager professional (PMP), he is Member of several civil society organizations, a co-founder, Secretary General and a spokesperson of The Egyptian Revolutionary Council (ERC), a co-founder of the Egyptian Canadian Coalition for Democracy (ECCD-CECD), Egyptian Worldwide for Democracy and Justice (EW4DJ), Canadian Egyptian for Democracy (CEFD), National Association for Change in Egypt (Taghyeer – Canada), Alternative Perspective Media (APM-RAM), , Quebec Antiwar movement “Échec à la Guerre”, Coalition for Justice and Peace in Palestine “CJPP”, ex-president and co-founder of the Canadian Muslim Forum (CMF-FCM), member of the board of trustee in the Canadian Muslim for Palestine (CMP) and Community Center for Montreal Muslims (CCMM). He could be reached at public@mohamedkamel.com and followed at @mskamel

Your children’s future is bleak with the Conservative: I’m voting NDP

By: Dolores Chew

Dear family, friends, colleagues, sisters and brothers in struggle,

This is the first time I am writing such a letter, but the pressing urgency related to who forms our next government has made me do so.   Please hear me through, even though you may be suffering from election fatigue.

I have decided that tomorrow I will vote in my riding, NDG-Westmount,  for the NDP candidate James Hughes, and I will tell you why. Like many Canadians, I do not want to live under another four years of Conservative government headed by Stephen Harper .   He’s had  more than enough time (since 2006) to demonstrate the success of his plans and policies, but he`s failed.  

The Liberal candidate in my riding, Marc Garneau is a good man who sounded us out regularly on issues of importance to Canadians-- the environment,  CBC, postal delivery, etc.  However the Liberals when in power have not fulfilled oft-made promises, such as a universal childcare/daycare program), so I don’t expect any different this time round.  

The NDP’s platform addresses many issues that are close to me in terms of making Canada more equitable for all and also in terms of the next generations – our children and their children.  As Canada’s native people say – decisions need to take into account the impact on the next seven generations.  

Moreover, the NDP has taken principled stands -- Bill C-51, (where the Liberals voted with the Conservatives). Most recently, on the niqab, even though they knew it would cost them votes.  They acknowledged that no government should legislate what a woman wears! She has the right to choose.  As women we have fought too long and too hard to win recognition as persons, for voting rights and for equality rights to see these hard-won gains eroded.   

I know the NPD is not perfect.  They have moved to the right. Also the silencing of NDPers whose position on Palestine is that international law and UN resolutions should be upheld.  But, of the three main contenders (the Green Party unfortunately is not in this category) I believe the NDP promises the best future for Canadians.  And we can work to move the NDP back to its social democratic roots and to holding principled positions on all issues.  If a political party is not principled and says what it believes will win it votes, then it is not to be trusted.     

(In ridings where the race may be between the Conservative candidate and the Liberal candidate, I urge you to vote Liberal.)

Stephen Harper has used the politics of fear and generated insecurity.  He hopes we succumb to “Better safe than sorry...” or “What if...”.   Whether it`s the niqab or, the budget.  He has been irresponsible and reckless,  scapegoated minorities and created an atmosphere of fear.  The only Canadians who seem to count as far as he’s concerned are those who agree with him. How can such a person head a government and lead a country?  

Stephen Harper is not good for Canada`s economy.  Since many of us are influenced to vote for the party who will do the best for our wallets, it’s worth noting that under Harper household debt is skyrocketing.   The top 20% of the population earn about five times as much as the bottom 20%.   Harper’s economic record is the worst in Canada’s postwar (that’s World War II, which ended in 1945) history.  We slipped into full recession in the first part of 2015.  Even if we give Harper benefit of doubt and leave aside short-term cyclical downturn (which is what he claimed it was), much more serious is his longer-run “failure to stimulate growth, job-creation, innovation, and investment.” Canada has experienced “the slowest average economic growth since the Great Depression”.  In  job-creation, productivity, personal incomes, business investment, household debt, inequality, failure to get more business investment, get more exports, the Conservative record has been dismal.  The Conservatives said that by their cutting corporate taxes ($15 billion a year) and signing more free trade deals they would boost the economy. Neither policy has worked.

The Harper government made spending cuts after their 2011 majority – and this has had, as any self-respecting economist could have predicted, the effect of making the economic crisis worse.  

Your children’s future is bleak with the Conservatives.  Harper cut the child care tax credit, leaving parents with only $13 per month. For your children to have a good future we need a robust economy, which can only happen if there is shared prosperity for all.  It`s not only a moral or ethical position.  It`s sound economics.  Beggar your neighbour and it will boomerang on you. So do not be duped!

Many of us would not be in Canada today were it not for the Family Reunification Program; he`s dealt it a death blow.  We can`t bring our relatives and aged parents here to join us.  `Reunification` has been replaced with ‘super’ visa;  our parents cannot stay permanently, and they are ineligible for medicare!  Harper wants us, our labour and our contribution to the economy, but he doesn`t want our parents! He`s also passed Bill C-24, a law making us second class citizens.

The things we cherish about Canada – universal healthcare, good maternity benefits, parental leave, pay equity – have all been won by hard struggles. We need to strengthen these things, not slash and burn them.

Draconian Bill C-51 gives the intelligence service CSIS much greater powers to interfere with the lives of Canadians with no oversight. This law and other legislation the Conservatives have passed is unnecessary. We already have laws in place that cover all eventualities.  The new laws are essentially about optics – exploiting fear, creating the false impression that they will make Canadians safe.  

The law about so-called Barbaric Cultural Practices  generates racism, Islamophobia. And it too doesn’t do anything existing laws can’t, with respect to violence against women and child abuse.  What we need is to end the grim reality in which in the majority of cases of female homicides in Canada, the perpetrators are male partners or ex-partners.  Passing more legislation does not do this.  But it makes it seem that the government is doing something.   If Harper is so concerned about violence against women why is he dead set against holding an inquiry into the Missing and Murdered Indigenous women?

In all areas where the safety and security of Canadians are really at stake Harper has failed or sabotaged what has been done.  He killed the gun registry. He ended the long-form census (which provides crucial data about Canada – if there is no data about problems then we don’t have problems, right?). He seriously curtailed scientific research, cut funds to research, the arts, the CBC .

I could go on....  If you’re still reading, thank you for your patience and for allowing me to ‘speak’ with you about this crucial matter. It’s your future, your children’s future, the future of your friends, neighbours, parents and your community. 

Among all of you there are many shades of political opinion, views on economics, representative and direct democracy, etc.   However I urge all to vote. Do not abstain; do not make a protest vote.  Choose wisely for the best future for Canadians. I have chosen. I’m voting for my NDP candidate, James Hughes (who by the way is a super candidate in his own right and who will do good things for us).

Who should Arabs and Muslims vote for?

The NDP is my clear answer.  But why?

On September 17th a group of prominent Arab and Muslim organizations from across Canada got together and sent a letter* to the leaders of the five main federal parties: Conservatives, NDP, Liberals, Bloc Quebecois and Green.

In this latter we asked about issues of concern to us, and I believe to all Canadians, among which were, Bills C-51 and C-24, the "Fair Elections Act", proportional representation, Islamophobia and racism, foreign relations with dictatorships & human rights abusers and pursuing foreign nationals accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Canadian courts.

We requested a response within five days to be able to formulate our position before the cultural gatherings of Eid where we can reach the community with relative ease.  We received answers from the Bloc, Green and NDP within the time suggested.  The Liberal party confirmed receiving our letter and assured us that they will respond but couldn't give us a date, and the Conservative party did not even acknowledge receiving our letter.  More than two weeks later, long after the responses received and our analysis of them were made public, we received the Liberal response.

We convened again to look into all responses and consider our position in light of what they said, the positions each party has taken over the years and the public announcements they made over the course of this long election campaign.

The Conservative Party had alienated us long before ignoring our letter.  Their use of divisive propaganda against ethnic communities and minorities in general and Muslims in particular left no chance for us to view them positively.  More so, over the past 10 years we seldom managed to even meet any high profile conservative to voice our concerns about issues domestic or foreign.

The Bloc Quebecois' response included positive aspects yet their xenophobic and Islamophobic policies left little room for us to assume any good will.

The Green Party's response and the party's positions over the years earned them a lot of respect with the Muslim and Arab communities.  We hope that the party increases its number of seats in the coming parliament and continue to exert a positive influence on the Canadian political scene as it has been doing till now.

The Liberal party response was comforting, politically correct but lacked specifics in many areas (e.g. electoral reform).  Despite being drafted much later than the others it still ignored issues such as war crimes and how they will deal with undemocratic governments.  Last, although talking about racism and hate speech they did not mention the word Islamophobia once, as if it does not exist as the most flagrant form of racism in our society today.  A de-facto denial we were very uncomfortable with.

The NDP's response, was clear, direct and straight forward.  It addressed most of the issues we raised with clear commitments of action.

Our communities have traditionally been Liberal supporters, as were most ethnic and religious minorities.  Unfortunately the Liberal party seems to have taken that for granted so it commits to nothing and delivers very little when it comes to our concerns.

I think that the NDP is the only party that can reverse the damage made to Canada over the last 10 years by the Harper governments, within a reasonable period of time.  The NDP does not have the baggage the Liberals have and is more accountable to its electoral base than to other influence groups and lobbies.

Although the NDP will not do all what I would like them to (which party would, anyway) I believe, beyond doubt, that it would be best for Canada - not only certain communities or minorities.  This is why I believe Canada's Arabs and Muslims should strongly support the NDP on October 19th.


Ehab Lotayef is an IT engineer at McGill University in Montreal and the chairperson of the "Egyptian Canadian Coalition for Democracy".


*Our letter and the responses to it from party leaders can be found here: http://eccd.ca/elections2015.html

Pour qui devraient les Arabes et les musulmans voter?

Pour qui devraient les Arabes et les musulmans voter le 19 octobre 2015?

Le NPD est ma réponse claire. Mais pourquoi?

Le 17 septembre un groupe de militants arabes et musulmans éminents de partout au Canada se sont réunis et ont envoyé une lettre * aux chefs des cinq principaux partis fédéraux: Conservateur, Néo-démocrate, Libéral, Bloc Québécois et Parti Vert.

Dans cette dernière, nous avons demandé quelles seraient leurs positions à propos de nos préoccupations, parmi lesquelles étaient les projets de loi C-51 et C-24, la "Loi des élections justes", la représentation proportionnelle, l'islamophobie et le racisme, les relations extérieures avec les dictatures et violateurs des droits de l'homme et la poursuite de ressortissants étrangers accusés de crimes de guerre et crimes contre l'humanité devant les tribunaux canadiens. Je pense que ces préoccupations sont partagées avec de nombreux Canadiens et Québécois.

Nous avons demandé une réponse dans les cinq jours pour être en mesure de formuler notre position avant les rencontres culturelles du Eïd El Adha où nous pouvions joindre nos communautés assez facilement. Nous avons reçu des réponses du Bloc, du NPD et du Parti Vert dans le délai suggéré. Le Parti Libéral a confirmé avoir reçu notre lettre et nous a assuré qu'ils vont répondre, mais ne pouvait pas nous donner une date. Le Parti Conservateur n'a même pas accusé réception de notre lettre. Plus de deux semaines plus tard, après avoir rendu publique notre analyse des réponses reçues, nous avons reçu la réponse des Libéraux.

Alors, nous avons de nouveau examiné toutes les réponses et étudié les positions que chaque parti a adoptées au fil des ans ainsi que les annonces publiques faites au cours de cette longue campagne électorale.

Le Parti Conservateur nous avait aliénés longtemps avant d’ignorer notre lettre. Leur propagande contre les minorités ethniques en général et les musulmans en particulier n'a laissé aucune possibilité de les considérer positivement. De plus, au cours des 10 dernières années, nous avons rarement réussi à rencontrer une personne haut-placée pour exprimer nos préoccupations au sujet de questions nationales ou étrangères.

La réponse du Bloc québécois incluait des aspects positifs mais leurs politiques xénophobes et islamophobes laissaient peu de place pour nous convaincre de toute bonne volonté.

La réponse du Parti Vert et les positions du parti au fil des ans leur a valu beaucoup de respect avec les communautés musulmanes et arabes. Nous espérons que ce parti augmente son nombre de sièges au parlement à venir et continue d’exercer une influence positive sur la scène politique canadienne

La réponse du Parti Libéral était réconfortante, politiquement correcte, mais les spécificités manquaient dans de nombreux domaines (par exemple, la réforme électorale). En dépit d'être rédigée beaucoup plus tard que les autres, leur réponse a ignoré des questions telles que les crimes de guerre et comment le parti va traiter les gouvernements non démocratiques. Enfin, en parlant de racisme et des discours haineux, le mot islamophobie n’est pas mentionné, comme si elle n’existe pas comme la forme la plus flagrante de racisme dans notre société aujourd'hui. Un déni de facto avec lequel nous sommes très mal à l'aise.

La réponse du NPD, était claire, directe et simple. Ce parti a répondu à la plupart des questions que nous avons soulevées avec des engagements clairs.

Nos communautés ont toujours été partisanes des Libéraux, comme l'était la plupart des minorités ethniques et religieuses. Malheureusement, le Parti Libéral semble avoir pris cela pour acquis, ne s’engage à rien et offre très peu quand à nos préoccupations.

Je pense que le NPD est le seul parti qui peut inverser le dommage fait au Canada durant les 10 dernières années par les gouvernements Harper, dans un délai de temps raisonnable. Le NPD n'a pas le même héritage que les Libéraux. De ce fait même, ils se trouvent plus respectueux de leur base électorale plutôt que d'autres groupes d'influence.

Bien que le NPD ne vaille pas faire tout ce que je souhaiterais (aucun parti ne le fera de toute façon), je crois, hors de tout doute, qu'il serait mieux pour le Canada - pas seulement certaines communautés ou minorités. Voilà pourquoi je pense que les Arabes et les musulmans du Canada devraient soutenir fermement le NPD le 19 Octobre.


Ehab Lotayef est un ingénieur en informatique à l'Université McGill à Montréal et le président de la "Coalition canadienne pour la démocratie égyptienne".

*Notre lettre et les réponses des partis: http://eccd.ca/fr/elections2015.html

اتجاه لدعم الديمقراطيين الجديد في أوساط الكثير من الكنديين المسلمين والعرب

اتجاه لدعم الديمقراطيين الجديد في أوساط الكثير من الكنديين المسلمين والعرب

فادي الهاروني تحدث إلى أحد الأعضاء المؤسسين في "لجنة الجالية المسلمة للعمل السياسي"، المهندس محمد شريف كامل

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الجمعة 16 أكتوبر, 2015 , 

وجهت "لجنة الجالية المسلمة للعمل السياسي" في كندا دعوة للاقتراع لصالح الحزب الديمقراطي الجديد بقيادة توماس مولكير في الانتخابات الفدرالية العامة التي تجري في كندا يوم الاثنين المقبل

واللجنة ائتلاف أنشأه عدد من الجمعيات الأهلية الكندية من أجل توحيد الموقف في هذه الانتخابات

وذكرت اللجنة الأسباب التي جعلتها تختار الاقتراع للديمقراطيين الجدد وبالتالي دعوة المسلمين والعرب للاقتراع لهم، ومن أبرزها أن توماس مولكير تعهد للجنة خطياً بإلغاء قانون مكافحة الإرهاب "سي – 51" الذي وضعته حكومة المحافظين برئاسة ستيفن هاربر وأقره البرلمان، وبإلغاء أحكام القانون "سي – 24"، الذي وضعه المحافظون أيضاً، التي تتيح للسلطات الكندية نزع الجنسية الكندية عن المدانين بأعمال إرهابية إذا ما كانوا يحملون جنسية أخرى، وذلك بغض النظر عن الدولة الصادر فيها الحكم بحقهم

كما أن زعيم الديمقراطيين الجدد تعهد للجنة بالوقوف ضد الإسلاموفوبيا، أو الرهاب الإسلامي، بالحزم نفسه الذي يقف فيه ضد العنصرية واللاسامية. وفي مجال آخر ذكّر توماس مولكير اللجنة بوعد الحزب الديمقراطي الجديد باستقبال 46 ألف لاجئ سوري في كندا لغاية عام 2019 في حال فوزه في الانتخابات

Canada 19 Oct: Votez NPD - Vote NDP انتخب

English below - العربية تلي الى الاسفل


Pour qui voter le 19 Octobre ?
Votez NPD
=> Voici le lien du dépliant en français et en anglais à imprimer et distribuer :http://votewho.ca/flyer.pdf
Voulez-vous un autre quatre ans Conservateurs ?

Voulez-vous les Libéraux, qui nous ont pris pour acquis depuis trop longtemps et ont livré très peu ?

Le NPD, d'autre part, ont pris de nombreuses positions fortes et concrètes et se sont engagés par écrit à plusieurs
(voir : votewho.ca/ndp-responsefr).

C'est possible qu'ils ne s'engagent pas à tout ce que vous voulez (qui le ferait ?), mais le NPD livre avec une nouvelle vision pour un Canada progressiste et une forte volonté de changement.


Voter pour le NPD sera :
* Fin pour toujours le système à deux (2) partis qui contrôlent la politique du Canada depuis des décennies
* Donner une chance à un nouveau parti progressiste qui peut apporter un changement réel
* Retirer le parti conservateur de ses fonctions ;

Le NPD sera:
* Protégez votre sécurité et droits par l'abrogation de projets de loi C-51 et C-24
* Réformerez notre système électoral afin que chaque vote compte
* Vous positionnerez contre le racisme, l'antisémitisme et l'islamophobie aussi
* Tiendrez responsable ceux qui font des accusations sans fondation et haineuses
* Vous engagerez au développement démocratique, l'application de la règle de droit et le respect des droits de l'homme en tant que fondation de la diplomatie canadienne
* Rétablirez 46.000 réfugiés syriens d'ici 2019

Comité d'action politique musulman

=> Les engagements des partis :  votewho.ca    info@votewho.ca



--------------------English-------------------

Who to vote for on October 19th?
Vote NDP
=> Here is a link to a flyer in English and French to print and distribute:http://votewho.ca/flyer.pdf
Do you want another 4 Conservative years?

Do you want the Liberals, who have taken us for granted for too long and delivered very little?

The NDP, on the other hand, have taken many strong positions and have committed in writing to more,
see: votewho.ca/ndp-response-en

The NDP may not support all what you want (who does?), but they come with a fresh vision for a progressive Canada and a strong will for change.


By electing the NDP you will:
* End the two party system has been stagnating Canada's politics for decades
* Give a chance to a new progressive party that can bring real change
* Remove the Conservative party from office;
 
The NDP is committed to:
* Protect your security & your rights by repealing Bills C-51 & C-24
* Reform our electoral system so that every vote counts
* Stand against racism, antisemitism and Islamophobia equally
* Hold anyone who makes baseless and hateful accusations accountable
* Make commitment to democratic development, the rule of law and respect of human rights a foundation of Canadian foreign policies
* Resettle 46,000 Syrian refugees by 2019

Muslim Political Actoion Committee

=> See all the parties’ commitments: votewho.ca  info@votewho.ca



--------العربية--------
لمن نصوت في الانتخابات الكندية يوم  التاسع عشر من اكتوبر الحالي

صوت لـ NPD/NDP

تجدون هنا منشور بالانجليزية والفرنسية للطباعة والتوزيع
http://votewho.ca/flyer.pdf

-  هل تريد اربع سنوات قادمة من حكم حزب المحافظين

-  هل تريد ان يأتي حزب الليبرال مرة أخرى إلى الحكم وهو الحزب الذي ضمن اصوات الجالية لسنوات طويلة ولم نرى منه إلا القليل جدا

- على العكس من حزب الديمقراطيين الجدد ال NDP/NPD الذي اخذ مواقف قوية والتزم كتابيا بهذه المواقف 

لمزيد من التفاصيل تجدر الإشارة إلى ما نشر على الانترنت votewho.ca/ndp-response-en

قد يكون مازال لنا كجالية طموحات من حزب ال NDP لم يتم التطرق إليها ولكن ليس هناك حزب سياسي سيلبي كل مانريد دفعة واحدة لكن الNDP  جاء برؤيه وروح جديده للتغيير من اجل ديمقراطية حقيقية في كندا   

بانتخابك لحزب الديمقراطيين الجدد ال NDP/NPD  

- ستقضي على منظومة سيطرة حزبي المحافظين والليبرال على الحياة السياسية لعقود طويلة

- ستعطي الفرصة لحزب ديمقراطي تقدمي حقيقي سوف يغير تغيير حقيقي  في الحياة السياسية الكندية

- تنحية حزب المحافظين من الحكم

 بالاشارة للتعهد الكتابي من  حزب  ال NDP/NPD للجالية العربية والمسلمة في حال تشكيله للحكومة

١- يتعهد الحزب بسحب قانون انتهاك الخصوصية المسمي C51 وتعديل نصوص المواطنة من الدرجة الثانية في قانون C24

٢- يتعهد بتعديل قانون الانتخاب الفيدرالي بما يحقق تكافؤ الفرص في التصويت وبصبح كل صوت له قيمة على عكس ما هو موجود الأن

٣- يتعهد بالوقوف ضد كل انواع العنصرية والكراهية ضد المسلمين (الاسلاموفوبيا) ومعاملتها على حد السواء مع معاداة السامية

٤- يتعهد بمحاسبة قانونيا اي حض  وافتزاء يؤدي الي الكراهية والعنصرية

٥-يتعهد بالالتزام بدور كندا في نشر حقوق الانسان ونشر احترام القانون  والديموقراطية على مستوى العالم وجعله اساس للسياسة الخارجية الكندية  

٦- يتعهد بالالتزام باستقبال ٤٦ الف لاجيء سوري حتى عام ٢٠١٩ 

لمراجعة ماتم ارساله للاحزاب وردود كل حزب
Votewho.ca   Info@votewho.ca

لجنة الجالية المسلمة للعمل السياسي

Alyan Kurdi, Whom to Blame? by: Mohamed S. Kamel

Alyan Kurdi, Whom to Blame?

By: Mohamed S. Kamel*

October 4^th, 2015

(Updated from the previously issued on September 6, 2015)

A month later, after Alyan Kurdi tragic death, Europe still divided and Stephan Harper as all right-wing politician spreading fear that these refugees, calling them migrant, will bring terrorist and instability.

While Harper speeding fear, as election tactic, Liberal and NDP are computing in spelling out the number of refugee they will bring to Canada if win.

Known as the Syrian Refugees crisis, but it is not.  It is the crisis of the silence on the atrocities taking place in the third world countries, all over Africa and Asia, and especially in the Middle East.

A long story of the Western occupation, and the Western supported dictatorships, then the exploitation of the Arab Spring to achieve their ultimate goal in controlling the entire area and redirect the ambition of the people to another wave of atrocities that pervade the region from the middle east to the far south Asia.

Without digging in the history, let us just look at Alyan Kurdi's photo.  A photo that brought the spot back on the real story as the ‘napalm girl’, Kim Phuc’s photo, did 43 years ago when it turned the Vietnam war into a nightmare that changed the Western relation with that region forever.

Aylan as Kim were not the first or the last, but Aylan and Kim represented a symbol and a wake-up call to the entire world. As Kim represented the wishes of the US in controlling the Southeast Asia, Aylan represented the same story that is going on for decades.

As was the case in the Vietnam War, let us blame somebody but not us. As soon as we saw Aylan’s photo the Western leaders started to speak about the importance of fighting ISIL and how we should send our heavy machine to destroy ISIL and save the minorities. Not a strange language, this shows the real goal from delaying the aid for the refugees for four years and in delaying the fall of Assad until Sisi comes to join forces against the will of the people, than exploiting the refugees crisis that push countries to fight alongside Assad to defeat ISIL.

Again, we will blame ISIL, but not Assad, and we will blame Islamist but not Sisi, we will blame the people but not the real killer of all dictators.

Alyan's photo will make it or break it, but for sure will surface the truth and will write a new chapter in the history of that region and will draw a line between human and inhuman.  

The entire world will change, and Canada will have a new Prime Minster, but Alyan and all others will not come back again.

Mohamed S. Kamel

* Mohamed S. Kamel: is a Freelance writer, the editor of http://forafreeegypt.blogspot.com/, he is a professional engineer, a LEED Green Associate and a recognized project manager professional (PMP), he is Member of several civil society organizations, a co-founder, Secretary General and a spokesperson of The Egyptian Revolutionary Council (ERC), a co-founder of the Egyptian Canadian Coalition for Democracy (ECCD-CECD), Egyptian Worldwide for Democracy and Justice (EW4DJ), Canadian Egyptian for Democracy (CEFD), National Association for Change in Egypt (Taghyeer – Canada), Alternative Perspective Media (APM-RAM), , Quebec Antiwar movement “Échec à la Guerre”, Coalition for Justice and Peace in Palestine “CJPP”, ex-president and co-founder of the Canadian Muslim Forum (CMF-FCM), member of the board of trustee in the Canadian Muslim for Palestine (CMP) and Community Center for Montreal Muslims (CCMM). He could be reached at public@mohamedkamel.com and followed at @mskamel