“Bread, Salt... and Bureaucracy: Can a Government Decree Manufacture Loyalty?”
Satirical Title “Bread, Salt... and Bureaucracy: Can a Government Decree Manufacture Loyalty?” English Translation Breaking News As part of President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi's commitment to reviving Egypt's authentic values, restoring social cohesion among Egyptians as it supposedly existed throughout history, promoting morality, loyalty, honor, and solidarity, and eliminating undesirable traits such as betrayal, selfishness, indifference, and the abandonment of friends in times of hardship, the President has issued strict directives to Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly and the Minister of Supply. Under the new initiative, the government will distribute bread and salt free of charge to every Egyptian citizen for one day each year, on August 8, the date that once marked the traditional celebration of the Nile Flood Festival, a historic national occasion that disappeared decades ago. The government plans to revive the celebration under a new name: "The Bread and Salt Festival....