The Popular Resistance Forum Discusses "The Problem of the Supreme Interests of the Nation"

Taiz:   Exclusive

The Popular Resistance Forum in Taiz held an intellectual meeting titled "The Problem of the Supreme Interests of the Nation: An Epistemological and Cultural Reading." Researcher Abdul Aziz Al-Asali presented a research paper addressing the essence of the nation's confusion over its understanding of supreme interests, and the impact this has had on national and Islamic awareness and the path to liberation from the projects of tyranny, colonialism, and militia coups.

The paper included seven main axes, beginning with establishing the roots of the problem and its legal and historical status. It then examined the Yemeni awakening since the 1930s, leading up to the September 26 Revolution and its aftermath. It then proceeded to critically examine Islamic discourse and its shortcomings, explain the causes of the terrorist militia coup, and conclude by outlining the culture of the nation's desired interests.

 Al-Asali offered a rich and in-depth reading, noting that the nation's supreme interests are not just fleeting slogans, but rather awareness, responsibility, culture, and belonging, deriving their legitimacy from our religion, our history, and the struggles of our people.

He also spoke extensively about dignity and the values ​​of belonging to the nation and homeland, explaining the difference between sanctifying people, sanctifying things, and sanctifying principles.

The forum, held at the headquarters of the General Secretariat of the Supreme Council of the Popular Resistance, also featured a poem by Thabet Awad about the September 26 Revolution, which ended the priestly imamate.

The forum, which was attended by journalists, activists, leaders of the Popular Resistance, and a number of its members, concluded with several interventions that emphasized the importance of rereading the concept of supreme interests as a fundamental entry point for building awareness and renewing the national liberation project. They also focused on the significance of the September 26 Revolution as a thousand-year revolution.