"History is Crucial for Reality Awareness", an Article by Bassam ash-Shakʿa

Handwritten by Bassam ash-Shakʿa, this two-page article titled, "History is Crucial for Reality Awareness", dissects the political reality, the policies of the Palestinian Authority and signing the Oslo Accords through historical analysis and the influence of history on our reality and political views. In his article, ash-Shakʿa tackles the role of history in uniting the nation and its social, intellectual, economic and political self-formation, in addition to the tribe influences on the Arab nation in terms of enhancing individualism and classism. The article also addresses the role of the Ottoman period in alienating Arabs from the industrial, cultural and intellectual development occurring with the rest of the world, and the liberty phase that consists of the breakdown of the Arab world and the ruling classes linked to the colonist.