Global Solidarity Honors the Glorious July Revolution, Fostering African and Latin American Unity

As the world reflects on the transformative impact of the Glorious July Revolution, global solidarity shines a spotlight on the unity between Africa and Latin America.

In honor of the glorious July Revolution, the Global Solidarity Network, in collaboration with the Nasser Youth Movement, organized several discussion sessions as part of the "Global Solidarity Talks" program in both African and Spanish languages.

 These sessions featured a distinguished group of intellectuals and politicians from Africa and Latin America.The African seminars aimed to revive Afro-Arab solidarity, with a notable session titled "A Simulated Journey to Tanzania." This session featured prominent novelists and literary critics from East African countries, along with a distinguished group of Egyptian students and researchers in the Swahili language.

Novelist Nelson Ntimba inaugurated the session by highlighting the landmarks of Bagamoyo in Tanzania, a city known for attracting tourists since ancient times. Ntimba discussed the city's history, Arabic inscriptions, local dialects, the historical slave market, ancient Arab graves, and current commercial activities that have made Bagamoyo a significant economic city. He also spoke about the Holy Joseph Church and Bagamoyo Mosque, using pictures and videos to illustrate his points.Writer Richard Mwembe, specializing in investigative writing, continued by discussing the island of Kilwa, its historical significance, and the importance of its tribes to Arabs, Portuguese, and Germans over the centuries, making it a target for German occupation. Mwembe explained that the island's inhabitants rely on the trade of gold, clothing, ivory, spices, and fabrics. He praised the historic area of SongoMnara, showing short videos and pictures, and noted UNESCO's declaration of the area as a cultural heritage site that must be preserved.

In a related context, literary critic Juamaki, known for his literary works on family and societal issues, spoke about the city of Kigoma, highlighting its unique geographical location and exceptional tourist significance. He used a variety of photos and videos to showcase the city's landmarks and various aspects.The session was moderated by translator and researcher Norhan Khaled, editor-in-chief of the Nasser Youth Movement's department and opinions portal in the Swahili section, and coordinator of the Swahili version of the "Global Solidarity Talks" program. Khaled noted the role played by the Global Solidarity Network, through the Nasser Youth Movement, in building linguistic cadres proficient in African languages to strengthen Egyptian people's diplomacy in dealing and cooperating with the African continent.

On the other hand, the Spanish language sessions celebrated Arab-Latin American solidarity under the title "Arab-Latin American Solidarity: Argentina as a Model." These sessions were attended by a group of youth leaders and representatives of prominent civil society organizations and political parties in Argentina.The Spanish-language program sessions covered several topics, including the historical and regional context of the national liberation movement in Argentina and Latin America, the role of labor unions in achieving social justice, and the importance of the Non-Aligned Movement in supporting the independence of developing countries. The sessions also discussed the intellectual convergence between Juan Perón and Gamal Abdel Nasser, their shared visions on national independence and development, and how this exchange of ideas formed a bridge for cooperation between Latin America and the Arab world.

Anthropological researcher Hassan Ghazaly, founder of the Global Solidarity Network, affirmed that the network is voluntary and non-profit, with its programs offered entirely free of charge and organized through self-efforts without any financial support. Ghazaly noted that the "Global Solidarity Talks" program launches discussion sessions in various languages—Arabic, Spanish, Swahili, French, English, and Russian—as an open platform for discussion and intellectual exchange on common cultural issues. The aim is to enhance solidarity between peoples from different cultures and backgrounds around the world, providing Egyptian youth and students studying languages with the opportunity to practice their language skills with native speakers in Asia, Europe, Africa, and Latin America, preparing cadres and leaders capable of understanding the global changes.