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A homeland that can accommodate everyone
Al-Riyadh's Editorial
Published in Alriyadh on 14 - 08 - 2012

When King Abdulla talks about absolute refusal for racial classification, abandonment, sectarianism & regionalism; he seeks facing them all by the logic of national unity that accommodates everyone in spite of their contradictions or differences. However, when each of such shapes (i.e. believes) become a phenomenon; it should be followed by refusal & accountability regardless of the party behind it. In spite of the presence of some people who are extremists in all aspects, their percentage remains the bare minimum when compared to the majority. If we consider that the national dialogue door is open; we should conclude that creating common understanding atmosphere means that citizenship is the base & foundation and that whatever else is an estrangement away from it.
The homeland has been unified through considering that Islam is the base which is capable of removing all racial & sectarian differences. Through the expansion of education & awareness, citizens mingling with each other in the big cities, the mutual migration, corresponding & marriage; citizenship have become a real process. The present direction is heading towards melting the remains or traces of long years of inherited isolation, ignorance and geographic divergence. We should not forget that the political roles and the Arab & regional events have blown up cases that have not been within the core of the social construction. It is for sure that the problem occurred there due to the arbitrariness of the authorities that created favoritism & provision of extra care for the relatives and friends on behalf of a social majority that have been expelled away from development, employment and the other various rights. The trend of extremism is, for sure, an imported one that has never been born here as the general appearance in most parts of the Islamic World is witnessing the rise of such phenomena in the present era.
As the new technologies represent scientific gains found to facilitate human's life; they can be used in the opposite direction liked any other product. This is what happened in the social networking when every extremist who believes that he is the protector of his sect and belief has become an owner of his own platform. Thus, the reaction of the other opponent party was equal in power and confrontation. Such categories may gain a certain base that drive them towards violence, while loyalties distribution is going towards the direction which counters nationalism and serves the interests of the sect, the area or the trib.
Let's see how our cities look like. They are a mixture of all citizens of our homeland who are neighbors in houses & colleagues at work in the various government and civil sectors. There is a new generation whose members have been pushed by the urban life towards being mixed together in the schools, colleges and companies. Such cooperation led the dialects to be melted in the urban culture that produced a new linguistic dictionary which is close to the newspapers vocabulary and writing style. This means that we are living the stages of the real fusion.
Having few persons who belong to counter trends does not represent a national product as it represents dictations from other parties. In all societies, there are differences between towns' dwellers and villagers, in addition to the differences between the followers of different sects. However, such differences vary according to the culture and cohesion of the society. What is happening now of including all sectors in development shall create a generation with a new formula where all such complication shall vanish when the interests meet as this is the characteristic of the new societies. This does not mean encouraging a disorder where negative changes that contradict with the moral rules or code of ethics occur, as such ethical commitment is a main characteristic of our society. What is sought is represented by the positive changes that meet with consolidating the national base through contents and foundations that neither practice differentiation between sectors of the society nor supports any party that achieves its right on behalf of the other party in a way that contradicts the national interest as well. Nationalism is, in general, a red line for whoever contradicts it, regardless of his position, belongingness or justification.


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