I have great love gratitude and admiration for the country of my birth, and the kind Egyptian people. I pray that one day, Alexandria will relive its glorious past, as I knew it when I lived there. Even living far away, one cannot get Egypt out of his soul. This is a superb documentary. Thank you.
The Greek young man killed in 1956 during thr invasion of Port Said mentioned close to the end of the documentary was PANAYIOTIS MAVROMATIS, 21 years old civilian, non-combatant was killed by snippers on the street riding a bicycle. He as my younger brother.
I grew up in Alexandria and lived in the Ibrahimieh district... our street was inhabited mostly by Armenians like me, Greeks, Italians and a few Arabs... Like every other "foreigner", we all left for better pastures. I went back recently after many decades to sell our family home which was sitting vacant since we left. It was heartbreaking to say the least. Unfortunately, Alexandria is now mostly overcrowded, dirty, ugly and a disgusting place ! In contrast Cyprus progressed quite nicely since.
This is a very good and very moving documentary. However, as most approaches to the subject, it focused almost absolutely on Alexandria and the Greeks living there. Aside from the inescapable mention of the Canal Greeks and their heroic stand in 1956, an outsider would come away thinking there were no Greeks in Cairo, Mansura, Zagaziq, Minia, Tanta, Asiut etc. Greek Alexandria justly deserves its fame, but please give the rest of Greeks of Egypt a break.
The revolution was necessary for the oppressed majority of the Egyptian people,the king of Egypt Farouk and his family were Turks,how can a Turkish man rule Egypt? After the revolution the Egyptian started believing in themselves and as a result the local industry thrived,I can tell you more if you like.
Although Greek people help Egypt introducing the cultivation of cotton,founding major industries,developping the commerce,placing the basis for development and economic growth of the country and keeping canal el Souez open during 1956 , president Nasser push them out of the country a few years later.The result was the destruction of Egypt.
I am Egyptian , I from Alexandria ..
We in Alexandria love the Greek People so much ...
They are most Welcome in their second Home .
I have great love gratitude and admiration for the country of my birth, and the kind Egyptian people. I pray that one day, Alexandria will relive its glorious past, as I knew it when I lived there. Even living far away, one cannot get Egypt out of his soul.
This is a superb documentary. Thank you.
The Greek young man killed in 1956 during thr invasion of Port Said mentioned close to the end of the documentary was PANAYIOTIS MAVROMATIS, 21 years old civilian, non-combatant was killed by snippers on the street riding a bicycle. He as my younger brother.
الله يرحم الملك فاروق،،،
I grew up in Alexandria and lived in the Ibrahimieh district... our street was inhabited mostly by Armenians like me, Greeks, Italians and a few Arabs... Like every other "foreigner", we all left for better pastures. I went back recently after many decades to sell our family home which was sitting vacant since we left. It was heartbreaking to say the least. Unfortunately, Alexandria is now mostly overcrowded, dirty, ugly and a disgusting place ! In contrast Cyprus progressed quite nicely since.
Nice documentary , Egypt was the magnate of the world need to bring all Egyptian back...
I think it is time to re-write our history... I want anybody to tell me one good thing that happened in Egypt because of the 1952 "reveloution".
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This is a very good and very moving documentary. However, as most approaches to the subject, it focused almost absolutely on Alexandria and the Greeks living there. Aside from the inescapable mention of the Canal Greeks and their heroic stand in 1956, an outsider would come away thinking there were no Greeks in Cairo, Mansura, Zagaziq, Minia, Tanta, Asiut etc. Greek Alexandria justly deserves its fame, but please give the rest of Greeks of Egypt a break.
The revolution was necessary for the oppressed majority of the Egyptian people,the king of Egypt Farouk and his family were Turks,how can a Turkish man rule Egypt?
After the revolution the Egyptian started believing in themselves and as a result the local industry thrived,I can tell you more if you like.
Although Greek people help Egypt introducing the cultivation of cotton,founding major industries,developping the commerce,placing the basis for development and economic growth of the country and keeping canal el Souez open during 1956 , president Nasser push them out of the country a few years later.The result was the destruction of Egypt.
GREEKS ARE BUT EGYPTIANS LIVING NORTH OF ALEXANDRIA
يا خساره يا مصر
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حسبي الله نعم الوكيل فيك ياعبد الناصر