Abdel Rahman El Gabarty :The Political Command Causality {Tribute Series}
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May Zeyada's narrative and life-tragedy could be not very much preferred to the most. However, history did justice to Zeyada's suffering derived from the arranged conspiracy to which she was subjected. her name, after even a century, in different time and from numerous places in the Arab region and abroad, echoes for the literary exquisite ammunition she unleashed. Additionally, the tragic story supported her recognition as a professional author and her strength as a personality. She still is a model for those who appreciate her life-journey to respect and learn from.
In this sense, Zeyada's story is actually the bright side of the tragic stories. I think Zeyada's relatives are not truly content with this tragedy they plotted being portrayed and how this became a global frenzy at least within the literature circles for a century and still.
There are people who are on the other side who are anonymous to the historical memory or who were made to be anonymous in favor of someone/something interests. Nothing is more tempted for a tyrant, predator or transgressor than to succeed in leaving no traces and trails for his crime. For this kind of personality, this is the cherry on top he/she gets after the enjoyment with the feast. It is same effect of the adrenalin rush but for inflicting miseries to others feeding this intense sadistic superiority within self in a very satisfying manner.
Abdel Rahman El Gabarty was somehow a well-recognized historian in Egypt. He was known with his articulate information and documentations. He did various excursion across the various governorates in Egypt for his writings. Gabarty was not a favorable person to Mohamed Ali, king of Egypt at that time. There was some tension between the most authoritative figure in the country and Al-Gabarty a recognized historian. Mohamed Ali found the writings of El Gabarty irritating for his palpable way of expression without pretentiousness. Nevertheless, El Gabarty pursued with the same writing style which did not hold the political sensitivity. There was no significant incident recorded for the incessant tension but the following was an escalation in events. Gabarty had Ibrahim, a son who was considered a very precious asset in his life. On one day, his neighbors came to him holding his son Ibrahim dead. No one was convicted for the murder of his son. It was considered a hit and run accident. However, everyone was aware of the disagreement he had with Mohamed Ali Pasha, the ruler and governor of Egypt. El Gabarty went into shock and state of trauma. In the subsequent years and till the end of his life, he stopped his works on the documentation and writings. He went blind for his son mourning.
Mohamed Ali Pasha finally achieved what we wanted and the writings stopped. This could have been to the governor of Egypt something light to his massive triumphs. The governor and ruler of Egypt is considered the founder of the modern and advanced Egypt. It is a key person and era in the Egyptian modern history. Undoubtedly, he contributed profoundly to the progress movement of Egypt in numerous fields. His widely applauded reputation for his subtle decisiveness and blood streams considered to be the norm for the rule and governance. Mohamed Ali Pasha left a legacy that no one could deny or doubt combined between the Modern Egypt achievements with the policy of fire and blood.
The words in Al-Gabarty's writings were the sword Ali Pasha could not tolerate. Instead, he aspired to defeat, break and annihilate. Maybe, this was the language in which he is fluent and best articulate his skills. Maybe, words are still a potent opponent worth silencing and entombment. For Ali Pasha to consider El-Gabarty's writings a threat is an indicator that could present a lot of insights on the value of those words.
Ali Pasha suffered and died with paranoia in his final years. The ruler who was famous with his successful and skillful bloodbath and battles was not very good with his own suspicions. And perhaps, those remarkable and memorable red-colored and schemes tactics are the triggers for his severe Paranoia.
Currently in this era, everyone commends the reforms of Ali Pasha in Egypt's uplift. Seldom, there is any media citation related to his paranoia illness and this is justifiable. Also, El Gabarty Is perceived one of the greatest Egyptian historians but this disagreement story is not very much known.
Unlike, the story of Zeyada which went public and was much popularized among the culture community in the Arab region and abroad, the Gabarty's story did not get the same propagation.
Zeyada, the woman locked up in hospital by her family, was stigmatized by the mental illness, died with no spouse or child and just a very few attended her funeral, her story travelled nations, countries and continents. Gabarty had family relations, known for his accuracy and meticulousness, had a tension relation with the country ruler, his story did not get the much attention. Maybe, this is something to meditate, contemplate and assimilate.
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