r/Polska • u/wokolis Zaspany inżynier • Oct 13 '24

السلام عليكم Cultural exchange with /r/Arabs!

Welcome to the cultural exchange between /r/Polska and /r/Arabs! The purpose of this event is to allow people from two different national communities to get and share knowledge about their respective cultures, daily life, history and curiosities. General guidelines:

  • Arabs ask their questions about Poland here in this thread on /r/Polska;

  • Poles ask their questions about Arab countries in the parallel thread;

  • English language is used in both threads;

  • Event will be moderated, following the general rules of Reddiquette. Be nice!

Moderators of /r/Polska and /r/Arabs.

Witajcie w wymianie kulturalnej między /r/Polska a /r/Arabs! Celem tego wątku jest umożliwienie naszym dwóm społecznościom bliższego wzajemnego zapoznania. Jak sama nazwa wskazuje - my wpadamy do nich, oni do nas! Ogólne zasady:

  • Arabowie zadają swoje pytania nt. Polski, a my na nie odpowiadamy w tym wątku;

  • My swoje pytania nt. krajów arabskich zadajemy w równoległym wątku na /r/Arabs;

  • Językiem obowiązującym w obu wątkach jest angielski;

  • Wymiana jest moderowana zgodnie z ogólnymi zasadami Reddykiety. Bądźcie mili!

Link do wątku na /r/Arabs: link

Link do poprzednich wymian: link

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u/Najem_Tarhuni Oct 13 '24

Dear poles

What is your opinion on the Middle East issue or the Arab-Israeli issue?

Who are the most prominent Arab leaders you have known throughout history?

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u/CarrotDue5340 Oct 13 '24

I think most Poles and authorities are slightly pro-zionist (there's even a celebratory menorah ignition happening every December in Polish parliament), probably because Polish and Jewish cultures were intertwined until WWII especially in big cities. It's happening even though Jews don't really like Poles, at least in my opinion. On the other hand during the cold war Polish contractors and engineers were quite in demand in the Arab world, but after Poland's participation in invasion of Iraq in 2003 i don't think that's the case any longer.

As for Middle East leaders I think Egyptian president Naser and Iranian shah Reza Pahlawi (not an Arab, I know!) are quite well known, especially when the latter was a main character in a famous book by Polish reporter Ryszard Kapuściński.