Qasem-Amin
The lost memories of the last king
A simple portrait which I drew to accompany a quote from the memories of king Farouk published in the Empire News newspaper between December 1952 to February1953, parts of which have been posted in an internet site. It is the only published statement of king Farouk who has been otherwise silent and discrete.
I have only the few below remarks:
1- The king was rightly convinced that there are Egyptians who were ready to sacrifice their lives to keep his throne and even to protect his life and his family. What is called a (white revolution) was a bloody fight which king Farouk witnessed in Ras Altin palace. Several people were shoot at his sight ,,,a suffering which he could not obviously bear for too long.
2- He was also well aware that the plotters did not represent the Egyptian people , nor did they even represent the army whose leaders were arrested by the plotters and of which many units remained loyal to king Farouk till his departure.
3- The king, not free of human weakness himself, had terrible fear for his family and for his new born son. Most unfortunately king Farouk lived the illusion that his life and his family’s were saved by the American ambassador, not being aware that the USA was a main player in this military coup.
4- There remains the above qouted remark which king Farouk most intelligently made: I know that my story as I write it will be banned from Egypt. Phrases will be taken from it and distorted. But I know that whole copies will get through somehow.
This is exactly what happened. The memories of king Farouk were published selectively in Egypt since 1952 till the present day. The original and complete version was never published in Arabic and it is nowadays nowhere to be found.
I am looking eagerly for the complete version which you believed it will reach us,,,our beloved king.
The lost memories of the last king
A simple portrait which I drew to accompany a quote from the memories of king Farouk published in the Empire News newspaper between December 1952 to February1953, parts of which have been posted in an internet site. It is the only published statement of king Farouk who has been otherwise silent and discrete.
I have only the few below remarks:
1- The king was rightly convinced that there are Egyptians who were ready to sacrifice their lives to keep his throne and even to protect his life and his family. What is called a (white revolution) was a bloody fight which king Farouk witnessed in Ras Altin palace. Several people were shoot at his sight ,,,a suffering which he could not obviously bear for too long.
2- He was also well aware that the plotters did not represent the Egyptian people , nor did they even represent the army whose leaders were arrested by the plotters and of which many units remained loyal to king Farouk till his departure.
3- The king, not free of human weakness himself, had terrible fear for his family and for his new born son. Most unfortunately king Farouk lived the illusion that his life and his family’s were saved by the American ambassador, not being aware that the USA was a main player in this military coup.
4- There remains the above qouted remark which king Farouk most intelligently made: I know that my story as I write it will be banned from Egypt. Phrases will be taken from it and distorted. But I know that whole copies will get through somehow.
This is exactly what happened. The memories of king Farouk were published selectively in Egypt since 1952 till the present day. The original and complete version was never published in Arabic and it is nowadays nowhere to be found.
I am looking eagerly for the complete version which you believed it will reach us,,,our beloved king.