Hahaha I am one of the most avid haters of Nasser and his 'revolution'. While he did promote Arab Nationalism with his rhetoric and while he also empowered the whole Arab world, he derailed Egypt from the process of development which it was gradually taking. Having came and nationalized all industry and appropriated all the landed aristocracy's wealth, he proceeded to splurge all these economic powers on a vague idea which till now we are suffering from. Nasser was brought in by the Americans to dismantle the Kingdom of Egypt (which then was called Egypt and the Sudan) because it was going to become great if left to its own devices.

P.S. Farouk's daughter is alive and well although n...

Hahaha I am one of the most avid haters of Nasser and his 'revolution'. While he did promote Arab Nationalism with his rhetoric and while he also empowered the whole Arab world, he derailed Egypt from the process of development which it was gradually taking. Having came and nationalized all industry and appropriated all the landed aristocracy's wealth, he proceeded to splurge all these economic powers on a vague idea which till now we are suffering from. Nasser was brought in by the Americans to dismantle the Kingdom of Egypt (which then was called Egypt and the Sudan) because it was going to become great if left to its own devices.

P.S. Farouk's daughter is alive and well although not prosperous and resides in Switzerland. His son, who sat on the throne for a little while after his father's abdication, is also alive and well and lives in France. He is still refered to as Le Roi Ahmed Fouad, or King Ahmed Fouad, in French magazines.

Very interesting. Extra interesting...

Nasser was brought in by the Americans to dismantle the Kingdom of Egypt (which then was called Egypt and the Sudan) because it was going to become great if left to its own devices.

I did know that the US did the dirt on Egypt on the Aswan Dam but didn't know they had a part in bring in Nasser. Certainly the UK, France and Israel would have been against such a move.

Did Nasser not give the Arabs a pride that they had not previously? Your prospective on this period is obviously different than all the other parties from the West or Arabs, given that the victor writes the history but it should be clear that the ClipMarks community is not interested in t...

Very interesting. Extra interesting...

Nasser was brought in by the Americans to dismantle the Kingdom of Egypt (which then was called Egypt and the Sudan) because it was going to become great if left to its own devices.

I did know that the US did the dirt on Egypt on the Aswan Dam but didn't know they had a part in bring in Nasser. Certainly the UK, France and Israel would have been against such a move.

Did Nasser not give the Arabs a pride that they had not previously? Your prospective on this period is obviously different than all the other parties from the West or Arabs, given that the victor writes the history but it should be clear that the ClipMarks community is not interested in the 'accepted' version on events past or present alone. Thanks for the information.