When a Fruit Becomes a Matter of National Security – The Ultimate Satire of Megaproject Rhetoric
"Egypt's National Watermelon Project: Sisi's $30 Billion Plan to Save Summer" When a Fruit Becomes a Matter of National Security – The Ultimate Satire of Megaproject Rhetoric A Satirical Text by Al-Nadim Al-Raqmi (The Digital Nadim) --- Full English Translation --- News Report Headline: Sisi Launches the "National Watermelon Project" Content: After the price of imported watermelons reached 200 Egyptian pounds for a medium-sized fruit, with sweetness and ripeness not exceeding 30% of the local variety – imported from Iraq, Iran, Kazakhstan, and the Caspian Sea countries via the Strait of Hormuz – and due to the supply chain crisis caused by the closure and blockade of the strait, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi announced during a meeting with Prime Minister Dr. Mostafa Madbouly and several ministers the launch of the national project to cultivate two million feddans of watermelon. The goal is to reduce watermelon prices, making them affordable for every Egypt...