This is very late post, please pardon me, I should have posted before, but I wanted to find a very special stamp I proudly own which was issued from 50 years ago for this occasion , already I saw it in that nice Syrian blog from 2 months ago and I know that I have it. I wanted to add it here and this is why it took all that time because I kept searching for it over and over till I found it, it is never too late to share it with you, this is number one reason of why I am posting this post now
Reason Number two I need these light nice info from the past, I do not know why may be it is nostalgia
By the way this comes in the memory of the independence of Syria
These are funny light information about the United Arab Republic:
- Among the members of the Syrian military group that worked against the Union was Hafiz Al-Assad; he worked against the Union while being stationed in Egypt and he was detained by the Egyptian authority after the break up in 1961 . "Strangely Mustafa Talas in an interview with the Egyptian TV from couple of years ago said that both believed in the Union and Nasser and that were jailed because they were against the Separation!! Mustafa is big fat old liar".
- The names of Egypt and Syria official in the Union were as follows respectively: The Southern territory “Egypt” and the Northern territory “Syria”.
- Egypt changed its Green Crescent and Stars to the Syrian Flag, we entered the Red, White and Black phase, that first time there were two green stars represented the two territories. “Many Egyptians regretted till now as they believe the Green flag was a lucky one”
- The Governates were called not called Governates before the Union, they were directorate, and they became Governates “Provinces” to match the Syrian system.
- Also the “Kilo” measurement was used instead of the “ounce” measurement in food like vegetables and fruits “It pissed off some Egyptians”
- In 1960 before the Spilt the Arabic TV was opened and it included beautiful Syrian TV host called “Rasha Madina” who died last year “I swear all my life I thought she was an Egyptian because of her accent but then my grand ma corrected my info”
- President Shukri El-Quwatli was Arabic citizen No.1 and President Nasser was Arabic citizen No.2 “It reminds me somehow with General Naguib and Nasser!! “
- The current flag of Syria is still the flag of the Union.
- This was the special stamp issued for the occasion of the poll and unity between Egypt and Syria.
By the way here are a very nice wallpaper I found in the Syrian blog of "Alloush" ,
Click here to download no.1 and Click here to download no.2.
Do not be surprise but there are still two more posts regarding the United Arab Republic I believe that I should share it with you.
A sad tear went down here, on the lost dream of Arab unity.
ReplyDeleteMaybe someday it will come true and happen. Against all Arab-haters, against all western greed, and against all Israeli bombs and sub-human killers.
Maybe my son will be able to do it. I'll just keep on hoping.
@Egyptian tea,
ReplyDeleteI wish that some dream come true just like if it is not in our lives it will be in our sons lives