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On behalf of my generation ... I apologize!

I apologize to Mr. Abbas Ibn Firnas for not knowing him well enough, and mocker him as if he was a madman. I apologize for every famous scientist, for every hero, who lead the Islamic civilization one day, when Europe was drowning in the dark ages!

Lately, Vodafone Egypt started a campaign with a series of ads. The ads don't only reveal the ignorance of MY generation, but, from the ads, I can see, no morals, no identity, no knowledge, just nothing. It shows that the hibernation phase we have been through, took so long, that we lost everything, and I believe this is becoming too dangerous. Thanks God, there are still some survivors, who woke up, and asked for banning the ad that mockers Abbas Ibn Firnas. I believe the ad is already stopped, thanks Vodafone for respecting your customers voices.

What's really ironic, is that Mr. Ahmad AlShugairi's last season of his TV program "Khawater (thoughts)" was dedicated to those scientists and heroes. And he had a special episode for "Abbas Ibn Firnas" himself! Also, he showed us some of the good figures living in our generation, this includes countries of the far east, like Malaysia and Singapore.

This is a small note, a call for everyone to wake up, read, know more about our glorious history. Take Ahmad AlShugair's "Khawater"as a start. You can find more about him here;
Enjoy, and happy Eid :)
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