{"id":19162,"date":"2018-10-19T23:25:10","date_gmt":"2018-10-19T23:25:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/qatar-news.org\/qatarnewsEn\/?p=19162"},"modified":"2018-10-19T23:25:10","modified_gmt":"2018-10-19T23:25:10","slug":"libyan-fm-rejects-eus-disembarkation-platforms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qatar-news.org\/qatarnewsEn\/?p=19162","title":{"rendered":"Libyan FM rejects EU’s \u2018disembarkation platforms\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nCAIRO: In an era of social media even the most personal of messages are conveyed in digital form, or posted on Instagram or Facebook.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\nBut in a recent phenomenon, Egyptians have taken to hanging old fashioned banners in streets to declare their most personal feelings.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\nApologetic messages to loved ones, expression of love and even marriage proposals have been seen hanging in the streets of Cairo and other cities.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\nWhile the banners have received mixed reactions from the community, ranging from admiration to criticism, experts say that it is in fact social media that is driving the phenomenon.<\/p>\n

\nIn one example, on Oct. 15, passers-by were surprised to see a sign hanging by the signatory\u2019s bridge in Zagazig city.<\/p>\n

\n\u201cI\u2019m sorry, Nahla, I swear to God, I love you .. Ahmed,\u201d the sign said in what read like an apology to a lover.<\/p>\n

\nSome members of the community said the signs are just a cheap search for fame rather than a genuine message of love or respect.<\/p>\n

\nSimilar signs have been hung in several governorates, including a banner on the main street in Berket El-Sabe\u2019a with the words \u201cJalal loves Heba, I love you Heba.\u201d<\/p>\n

\nIn the province of Beni Suef, a young man wrote on a banner: \u201cThe words \u2018I love you\u2019 are beautiful. When I hear your voice I am comforted. When I say your name I don’t know what happens to me. I love you and I love your mother.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\u201cThis phenomenon has appeared in lots of films, most notably the film \u2018Peace and the Snake,\u2019 in 2001,\u201d the community expert Magda Mustafa, said. \u201cYoung men want to prove that they are able to do anything and are not ashamed to express their love.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\u201cIn the past, young people were competing face to face, but now the theatrical method is the way to go.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\u201cWe find many men proposing to their loved ones in front of a large crowd, often with a desire to be famous themselves<\/p>\n

\nMedia expert Dr. Yasser Thabet said that while the signs appear traditional, they are in fact fueled by social networking sites.<\/p>\n

\n\u201cSocial networking sites have a big role in spreading this phenomenon, because the person who does this act wants fame through these sites, which is achieved by multiple people sharing the pictures.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\u201cUnfortunately, it is false fame. They’re just looking to make themselves appear heroic and famous in front of their loved ones.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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