June 30, with the eyes of Al -Sori .. A testimony from the scenes of the sit -in to victory

In a milestone in the history of Egypt, the artists stood together with the Egyptian people on June 30, to announce in a clear voice their rejection of the rule of the terrorist group, stressing that art is not just a means of entertainment, but a position and a message. Al -Sariti is not a traditional artist, but rather an intellectual who has a vision, who is not afraid to express his positions, whatever the price. His deep belief in the role of art in shaping awareness made him at the forefront of the intellectuals and artists who are parties within the Ministry of Culture, when they sensed the danger attached to the identity of Egypt under the rule of the Brotherhood.

& nbsp; Her message is that art is stronger than violence, and that the identity is not replaced by Molotov. He believed that art is capable of confrontation, not with weapons, but with consciousness, and that defending Egypt begins to defend its cultural identity. & quot; salvation & quot;, which returned to Egypt its stolen identity, and imposed the will of a people who wanted life, so the army met the call and biased to millions in the streets. With the people in a great response to the pulse of the masses & quot;

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and about his position when the Brotherhood took power, Al -Sori explained that he initially dealt with the matter as a democratic choice, saying: & quot; when the Brotherhood reached the power, we accepted the result because it came through the election fund A democratic wedding happened and we have to respect the will of the people, but in the decision of ourselves we were concerned about the homeland. Fear for art was not, because the artist could express his opinion in any way, but the real fear was on the identity and future of Egypt & quot;

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Al -Suriti considered that the constitutional declaration issued in November 2012, which gave the isolated president absolute powers, was the moment of the fall of the mask, and said: & quot; For dictatorship & quot;

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and about his meeting with the isolated president within a delegation of artists, describing the meeting as an attempt to contain anger, without a real intention of reform or implementation, and added: & quot; we were waiting for verbs, not sayings, but we felt that what was said to us was just a word sent to absorb anger, especially after the campaign of transgressions Against the artists & quot;

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Al -Suriti stopped at the moment he described it as a joint, when the artist Ilham Shaheen was attacked, followed by the star Adel Imam, and he said: & quot; Then we decided not to be silent, and we did not go back. We faced direct threats, so that the Brotherhood announced their intention to storm the union’s headquarters, but we responded to them and did not surrender despite the threats & quot;

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Al -Suriti pointed out that attempts to obliterate the cultural identity were stark, from calling for the demolition of statues, to talking about the abolition of ballet art, denouncing these trends: & quot; History is ease with this ease? Then we were surprised by the Minister of Culture that did not believe in culture at all, and that straw that blew the anger of the cultural and artistic community, so the spark of demonstrations came out of the opera house itself & quot;

& nbsp; Youssef is an explicit threat: If the minister is not dismissed within days, what will happen will happen. After four days without moving, I contacted Khaled, and I was surprised by him saying that we are ten in the morning tomorrow we will be in the Ministry of Culture and we will start the sit -in, and I immediately started contacting a number of artists to mobilize the rows & quot;

& nbsp; & quot; Our message was clear: Art and culture are the shield of the homeland, and our weapon is awareness in front of any obscurantist thought that tries to tamper with Egypt & quot;

& nbsp; The Egyptian civilization is from its roots.

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adds: & quot; We practiced in the sit -in all that was prevented inside the ministry, from ballet offers to playing the orchestra, the atmosphere of the sit -in was cheerful, especially with the interaction of the residents of the Zamalek neighborhood with us, where they were sharing with joy and throwing us sweets from their balconies, in a scene no He forgets & quot;

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and about the Brotherhood’s attempts to negotiate, Al -Suriti says: & quot; they sent to us two colleagues to suggest choosing five artists to meet the minister and negotiate. I strongly refused, and I said: The minister who cannot confront the intellectuals, whatever their number, does not deserve his position & quot;

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and recalls the day of the attempt to break the sit -in, saying: & quot; we were in coordination with Brigadier Hisham Faraj, who was providing us with their movements. At the moment of the attack, friction and cohesion occurred, but they retreated and failed to break up the sit -in.

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