سالم مراحيل قريشع

For The Sake of Truth

Press media is the mirror of the society. It must reflect its real picture, not the surface one. Facts are sacred, so writers must write accurately and without bias and submit real and immediate information.

Most of he Arab writers write for themselves, not for the readers. For instance, in some other countries we see a lot of people read in public places and gardens, at the airports and sea beaches. But in the Arab world and as some people accused them as Arab do not read. Really and we have to acknowledge that there are a few readers. Although, there are a lot of educated people in the Arab world.

So, have to put into our consideration the following points: First of all, how the Arab readers can read if they do not find what they want to read. Instead, they only find what the writer wants to tell.

Secondly, how they can read if they find what they already have read is not the fact or at least not the whole fact and sometimes they read something contrasted with what they read a day before.

Thirdly, how can they read if they do not find what they search for or what they eager to know.

Fourthly, a lot of writers are affected by any simple or any passing events. Instead, they have to put into consideration the national aspirations and hopes of the Arab readers.

The Arab live in one geographical area and have one history. They speak one language, Arabic. Moreover, most of them have the same religion, Islam.

The Europeans, who do not have all these advantages and who witnessed many confrontations between each other, plan to live in one unit.

So, either we like or not, we have to acknowledge these facts and when we write for the Arab readers, we have to take these points in view regardless of any temporary situation or we have to stop writing and let the opportunity for the others who deserve to be writers.

Words are existed but who can use them correctly and usefully by putting them into a certain order to produce a well-done work. A work that serves the honest purpose for which it was produced.

Writers do not invent events or news. They only create the style in which they produce and introduce these events and news.

This subject reminded of an Indian film where the hero of that film was an editor, who tried to make the news by himself, when he sent some men to kill a big bug in his country. The news of that man s death was prominent in his news paper, whereas no one knew about the event and unfortunately, the police also knew about it from the paper. So that news instead of being a factor for his fame, became a factor in proving his participation in the crime.

When a writer writes about a matter, he has to be honest and fair and make a balance by mentioning all the facts concerning the subject and the advantages and disadvantages. As there is evil in man, there is goodness in him.

The writer has to introduce his works in any field in an attractive style on a nice plate to open the appetite of hi readers to make them continue reading the subject. He has to avoid the ways that make the reader annoyed and leave the subject and search for another thing to do.

We have to avoid ambiguity and write frankly and openly. For instance, the aims of Israel are not a secret, their plans to gather all the jews in Palestine are not a secret, their plans to demolish Al-Aqsa mosque and build their so-called temple are not a secret, their plans to occupy and exploit the sources of water are not a secret.

Lastly, when the writer can not able to write the fact under any pressure, he has to stop writing. Here, we have to mention the Egyptian newspaper, Al-Ahli, issued on Wednesdays at that time, when the party that issuing it, stopped issuing it at the end of 1977, because they could not transfer the true word to its readers. Their last words were: We can not able to translate the facts into affective and true words. So, all what we can say is, See you but not for ever.

Written by: Salem Mraheel Quraisha.

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