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أحاديث في العاصفة
مجموعة من المقالات فى موضوعات سياسية مختلفة حول الأوضاع فى مصر والعالم العربى
- GenresPolitics
691 pages
First published January 1, 1987
About the author
Mohamed Heikal
105 books72 followersMohamed Hassanein Heikal (Arabic: محمد حسنين هيكل) was an Egyptian journalist. For 17 years (1957–1974), he was editor-in-chief of the Cairo newspaper Al-Ahram and was a commentator on Middle East affairs for more than 50 years.
Heikal articulated the thoughts of President Gamal Abdel Nasser earlier in his career. He worked as a ghostwriter for the Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser and represented the ideology of pan-Arabism. Heikal was a member of the Central Committee of the Arab Socialist Union. He was appointed minister of information in April 1970 but resigned from government in 1974 over differences with Anwar Sadat.
In September 2003, upon reaching the age of 80, Heikal wrote an article in the monthly magazine Weghat Nazar (where he had been writing for some time) that the time had come for an "old warrior" to put down his pen and take to the sidelines. Heikal stressed that his decision to stop writing did not mean he would disappear, but rather take to the sidelines to observe more thoroughly. In the article he also recounted a lot of the events that occurred during his life and formed his experience including his first mission as a reporter in the Second Battle of El Alamein in 1942, his friendship with Nasser and his relationship with Sadat. In addition he opened his financial records stating the salaries he had received in all his jobs and posts.
In a 2007 audience with British journalist Robert Fisk, Heikal spoke about the situation in Egypt and criticized Egyptian president Mubarak, saying that Mubarak lives in a "world of fantasy" in Sharm al Sheikh. These comments stirred an uproar within Egyptian society, both for and against Heikal. Heikal did not comment on this criticism except later on Al Jazeera, where he said that he stands by what he has said earlier, adding that Mubarak had not entered political life until very late, which means he lacks necessary experience.
Heikal articulated the thoughts of President Gamal Abdel Nasser earlier in his career. He worked as a ghostwriter for the Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser and represented the ideology of pan-Arabism. Heikal was a member of the Central Committee of the Arab Socialist Union. He was appointed minister of information in April 1970 but resigned from government in 1974 over differences with Anwar Sadat.
In September 2003, upon reaching the age of 80, Heikal wrote an article in the monthly magazine Weghat Nazar (where he had been writing for some time) that the time had come for an "old warrior" to put down his pen and take to the sidelines. Heikal stressed that his decision to stop writing did not mean he would disappear, but rather take to the sidelines to observe more thoroughly. In the article he also recounted a lot of the events that occurred during his life and formed his experience including his first mission as a reporter in the Second Battle of El Alamein in 1942, his friendship with Nasser and his relationship with Sadat. In addition he opened his financial records stating the salaries he had received in all his jobs and posts.
In a 2007 audience with British journalist Robert Fisk, Heikal spoke about the situation in Egypt and criticized Egyptian president Mubarak, saying that Mubarak lives in a "world of fantasy" in Sharm al Sheikh. These comments stirred an uproar within Egyptian society, both for and against Heikal. Heikal did not comment on this criticism except later on Al Jazeera, where he said that he stands by what he has said earlier, adding that Mubarak had not entered political life until very late, which means he lacks necessary experience.
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October 10, 2016
.القراءة لهيكل متعة لاتوصف, شاهد على عصور من التاريخ , لم أفهم سبب كره الناس لحوارات هيكل والاستهزاء به بدون القراءة له , هيكل مهما اختلفت معه فهو متحدث لبق ويملك عقلية سياسية جميلة وخلفية تاريخية كبيرة , تكذيبه بدون دليل أمر بشع قرأت العديد من التغريدات تشتم في شخص هيكل أكثر مما قال الإمام مالك في الخمر, شيء مؤسف..
September 25, 2013
الكتاب عبارة عن جمع لمقابلات صحفية أجريت مع الكاتب محمد حسنين هيكل من قبل بعض الصحف العربية و الأجنبية..
فيها يكشف الكاتب عن كثير من الخبايا منذ عام 1970 وحتى تاريخ جمع الكتاب ..
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بشكل عام الكتاب زاخم جداً بالمعلومات التاريخية ... أنصح به لمن لديه ترف بالوقت ^_^
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مقتبس من الكتاب:
((لا يوجد ما يسمى بالحل السلمي، العمل السلمي تسول دون نتيجة ))
فيها يكشف الكاتب عن كثير من الخبايا منذ عام 1970 وحتى تاريخ جمع الكتاب ..
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بشكل عام الكتاب زاخم جداً بالمعلومات التاريخية ... أنصح به لمن لديه ترف بالوقت ^_^
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مقتبس من الكتاب:
((لا يوجد ما يسمى بالحل السلمي، العمل السلمي تسول دون نتيجة ))
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