Alaa Al-Aswany: Do You Know Miss Eileen Erson?

Three reasons for the emergence of Miss Eileen Erson
In his article for DW Arabia, Alaa Al Aswani is known for his reading of what Miss Eileen Erson did in Sweden.

Alaa al-Aswani is a tireless advocate for democracy in 

Egypt. He speaks to all who seek more democratic 

alternatives to authoritarian systems.

July 24, 2018

Do you know Miss Eileen Erson?

Often you do not know it because the Egyptian media of the intelligence did not mention anything about it, but focuses on the news of football players and the grams of movie stars and singing and most importantly the great achievements of the unique achievement of Sisi President genius.

Eileen Erson is a Swedish girl in her twenties who studies social work at the University of Gothenburg and has volunteered to help refugees who have poured into Sweden to escape war zones. The issue of refugees raises a dispute between the Swedes. Human rights defenders consider sheltering refugees a humanitarian duty and an obligation under international law, but punishing terrorist acts that kill Westerners in the name of Islam has helped right-wing parties persuade Swedes to close doors to refugees. The Government of Sweden has begun to pursue the policy of forced removal of asylum-seekers after their applications have been rejected. Human rights activists objected but the Swedish government was not obliged to oppose them and continued forcibly repatriating the refugees.

Activists learned that a 52-year-old Afghan refugee would be forcibly deported from Gothenburg to Turkey and from there to Afghanistan. Eileen Erson bought a ticket on the plane and installed it. When the pilot asked passengers to sit in their seats and tie the belts ready to take off, Eileen opened her mobile phone live on Facebook and announced that she would only sit down after the Afghan refugee who was forcibly deported. It was impossible for the pilot to take off before Eileen sat down and the passengers split between supporters and opponents of her position. A passenger with an English accent on Elaine tried to grab her mobile phone but stopped him and shouted at him.

Which is the most important thing you have to save a human life or your jet lag? I am here to save the life of a man who will be forcibly deported to Afghanistan where he will be killed there.

Airport authorities announced that they would not use violence to force Ellen to sit down and soon the authorities decided to drop the Afghan refugee from the plane. The passengers met the decision with applause as Eileen cried and said:

I am happy because I have done my human duty.

Eileen has become a champion of social networking, but right-wing members have been angered as they prepare to sue Eileen for disrupting the plane, fining her a fine or imprisoning her for up to six months. I trust that Ellen will face her trial bravely and will use her to defend the refugee issue. What Eileen did is great and the source of greatness is not only her courage and her political awareness but the extent of her humanitarian commitment. People usually defend the rights of those who share religion or nationality. But a Swedish Christian girl defends an unnamed Afghan Muslim man and challenges her country's immigration laws to save his life. The affiliation to humanity that Eileen represents is the highest type of belonging because it defends human rights merely because it is a human being regardless of religion and gender. Why did a girl like Eileen appear in Sweden and seldom appeared in Egypt. There are three reasons for Eileen's appearance:

First: the rule of law

Sweden is a democratic country where the law applies to everyone from the head of state to the most basic citizen. Human rights are reserved there, will not be arrested Eileen will not be beaten and tortured with electricity in the security of the state will not be fabricated charges because the Swedish judiciary is not prestigious but an independent judiciary and therefore when Elaine took this position in the plane was aware that it is in the protection of the law.

Second: Public freedoms

The media in Sweden is not affiliated with intelligence, as is the case in Egypt, but it is an independent free media whose job is to convey different views so that the citizens will have their views on real knowledge. The demonstration and holding meetings and addressing the masses are fundamental freedoms protected by Swedish law. Because it participated in a demonstration and the Swedish parliament is elected impartially and it reflects the will of the people, and its function is to hold the government accountable, not like the Egyptian parliament, which was formed in the intelligence offices to be the main function of approving the president's decisions and congratulating him on holidays.

Third: Civil State:

Sweden is a civil state governed not by religion or militarily and it respects the religions of all citizens. Thus, Eileen has come to realize that all human beings and their religious beliefs must be accorded the same respect. If Elaine had originated in Egypt or an Arab country, she would have heard the Friday preachers call for healing for the sick of Muslims only and consider non-Muslims infidels that should never be equated with Muslims. Eileen would certainly hear lessons about the principle of "loyalty and innocence" imposed on a Muslim loyal to Muslims only and impose on him hatred of non-Muslims and prevent him from their loyalties and not become like them with God, and Eileen will also learn that the resurrection will not even Muslims Muslims beat the Jews and kill them all so that the stone He will say and say: "A Muslim there is a Jew who hid behind me ... kill him." These thoughts that are repeated every day in our societies prevent the formation of a tolerant and noble personality such as Elaine because we often learn religion in the context of hatred and not in the context of human love.

Eileen is the best human model of democracy, while hypocrites, cowards and fanatics are the natural product of fascist Arab military or religious regimes.
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