Anthropologist Hassan Ali Ghazaly, founder of Nasser International Forum, met with ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ซ. ๐
๐๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐๐, Assistant Secretary-General of the League of Arab States and Head of the Palestine and Occupied Arab Territories Sector, as well as ๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ข๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐ซ. ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฅ-๐๐ซ๐๐๐ข of the Sector.
The meeting took place on the sidelines of an event commemorating the victims of the crime of genocide perpetrated by the Israeli occupation authorities against the Palestinian people, particularly in the Gaza Strip. The event was held at the headquarters of the ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐ญ๐๐ญ๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ญ on Sunday, 18 October 2026.
The event was held pursuant to a resolution adopted by the Council of the League of Arab States at the ministerial level, designating 17 October of each year as a day to commemorate the victims of the crime of genocide against the Palestinian people. The initiative underscores the importance of preserving Palestinian collective memory, documenting violations, strengthening efforts to achieve justice and accountability, and reaffirming the international commitment to protecting the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people.
During the meeting, Ghazaly expressed his gratitude to the Palestine Sector for its kind invitation and warm reception. He also commended the remarks delivered by the Sector during the event, which conveyed the suffering of victims of settlement expansion, occupation, and genocide.
Ambassador Dr. Fayed Mostafa, in turn, shared aspects of his personal and historical connection to the late President ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ซ, expressing his appreciation for the former president’s role and enduring place in Arab collective memory.
He recounted that, out of his father’s deep admiration for President Gamal Abdel Nasser and his pride in the history of the ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฒ 1952 ๐๐๐ฏ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, his father chose 23 July as the birth date for both him and his brother. This decision, he explained, was intended to commemorate the Revolution and honor its significance in the national and Arab consciousness, as well as to affirm the central place of the Palestinian cause as ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง.
The Ambassador also expressed his gratitude and appreciation to ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐ฉ๐ญโ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ง๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ, ๐ฉ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉโ for its steadfast positions in support of the Palestinian cause.
Ghazaly also met with ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ฅ-๐๐๐๐๐๐ง, Director of the Sudan and Horn of Africa Department at the League of Arab States Secretariat and the League’s representative to the mechanism concerned with regional issues. The meeting took place within the framework of Ghazaly’s participation in events addressing the Palestinian cause and his interest in Arab issues with political and humanitarian dimensions.
The discussion focused on ๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ and the role of literature and cinema in shaping collective awareness and strengthening cultural ties among Arab peoples. The two sides also discussed several issues relating to the Arab cultural landscape, prominent writers and readers, and their contributions to enriching intellectual and literary life. These discussions highlighted the importance of culture as a bridge for communication and closer ties among Arab societies.
The commemoration event featured official statements by the Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, the President of the Arab Parliament, and the Permanent Representative of the State of Palestine to the League. The statements addressed the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip and emphasized the need to ensure unimpeded humanitarian aid deliveries, protect civilians, secure a ceasefire, support reconstruction efforts, and hold those responsible for crimes committed against the Palestinian people accountable.
The event also featured the presentation of humanitarian testimonies by representatives of the medical, media, and social sectors, as well as a documentary film documenting violations in the Gaza Strip. In addition, an art exhibition entitled ยซ๐๐ก๐ฐ๐๐ฅยป (๐๐จ๐ซ๐ซ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ) was inaugurated, featuring works by Palestinian artists that portrayed different dimensions of the humanitarian tragedy endured by the Palestinian people.
The participation of Nasser International Forum
in this event reaffirms its commitment to Arab and humanitarian causes and its support for efforts to keep the Palestinian cause at the forefront of regional and international attention. It also underscores the Forum’s commitment to upholding the ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐๐ง ๐ฉ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐’๐ฌ ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฆ, ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐-๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ง๐๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ญ๐.
