Dreams Diverted, History Deferred.

Racial tolerance and cultural compassion in the world has arrived at a crossroad. A distinct paradigm shift has wedge itself within the crux of globally communal ideals, cultural contributions and historic representation. The world’s history, communicative through the erected monuments of empires, or the erosion of nations through conquest, has never been more prevalent or relevant than right now. The Arab conquest of Egypt has been a contentious point for many of years, with deliberations over the historical origin of the ancient artifacts, pyramids and monuments, and the personification of Egyptian history as told thru its hieroglyphics. As the demographics of Egypt reveal a stark twisting of Arab relations within Africa, the omitting of Nubian (Sudan), Kushite, influence in the development of Egyptian civilization, has become regulatory.

Amongst recent global events, seemingly coinciding with the Trump election, there’s been a great influx of other “right-wing” global leaders, aligned with new insidious narratives and propaganda. There is a complex rewriting of Egyptian history, in which Nubian (Sudanese) influence are void from the developmental history of Egyptian civilization. The coveted history of one of the worlds first recognized developed  civilizations is being redesignated, and interpreted as exclusively Arab/Greco, excluding Africa’s contributions and influences to the Egyptian identity. But before blindly accepting the right-leaning, colonistic rhetoric, it should be staunchly specified, the exact contributions, and even the periods of specific African rule. With the recent influx of right-wing ideals, racism, and exclusion have become the necessary practice used to undermine Egypt’s rich and diverse history. They say history is told by the victors. However, if anything is certain of the current environment, its’ that, it is imperative that those of African decent assert themselves over their cultural history to claim their emancipation of self-identity.

Science And History Never Lie.

Very similar to the interpretation of Jesus in the Bible; the discussion over historic events, skin color, traditions and cultural practices, influence, and Egyptian hegemony, is a constant point of conflict. Social media has become the preverbal battlefield for expressive discontent between both Arab and African provocateurs, sudo-historians, and self-proclaimed content creators. But history and scientific fact cannot be disputed no matter how loudly the belligerents protest. The geographical vicinity to ancient Nubia, and Kush hold relativity to the Egyptian interpretation in art and customs.

The debased and deceptive arguments from fallacious scribes and “philosophers” spouting their heretic banter, are kindred to charlatans, deconstructing history for their benefit. They engage in diversionary history, using the conquest of East Africa to validate their convoluted and exclusionary positions. Sighting only Mesopotamian, Arab, and Greek rule over Egypt, these theorists discredit the sub-Saharan influence, when in fact, there is nearly 1,000 years between Nubian/Kushite rule, and the invasion of the adjacent empires. The Nile River is the natural, geographically significant connection to the African countries that it roots thru; aggregating Egypt, Nubia (south Sudan), down thru sub-Saharan countries, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Uganda, DRC, Rwanda, Kenya, Tanzania, and Burundi. Through the Nile, African culture, commerce and customs spread throughout the continent. The Nile and the resources provided through its waterways, was the lifeline of Africa; and its expanse through the country’s mainland, is one of many significant indications why Egypt is and will remain distinctly and indisputably African.