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By Madeleine Mezagopian

How close one can come to the truth? How much one can be objective and get devoid of prejudices; philosophical, political, racial and religious, within attempts to see, advocate and promote the truth?

The drastic and crucial developments in the Arab World represent a vast case where not only theories can be well tested and expanded, but equally indicate how much the truth is and can be served.

The multifaceted conflicts in and among Arab States with its multi actors, motivations, interests and ramifications victimized, inter alia, serving the truth.

The complexity of these conflicts combined with financial, professional interests not least involving different forms of declared and non-declared partialities continue to obstruct revelation of the truth and eventual misguidance of the Arab nation and the world at large.

Who are eligible and authorized to serve the truth?

Academia and media are the two domains who can best serve the truth. However, these two key servants of truth are handcuffed by its limited resources paving the way for serving the wishes and interests of sponsors rather than the truth. The truth is further jeopardized by the complexity of these intra-state and interstate conflicts that threaten the authenticity and credibility of many actors.

This result in journalists, columnists, authors and academic analysts not observing if not bending the truth driven by latent anger of having their own identities and beliefs questioned or undermined through these conflicts that unmask local and external actors, i.e. the ongoing intra-state conflict in Egypt, an inevitable stage towards embracing democracy to be enshrined in a constitution that protects human rights and civil liberties.

This said, exceptional dedicated, serious and objective efforts are exerted if not motivated by some to serve the truth rather to enrich relevant science. However, the big challenge remains how to convey and disseminate the content of these insights to decision makers and foremost to the concerned peoples who once learning of the mere truth can become better equipped to vote for the most eligible figures who can in their turn best serve, promote and advocate the truth.


Madeleine Mezagopian is an academic researcher, adviser and analyst in the field of Conflict Resolution /Peace and Socioeconomic and Political Development. She contributed this article to Ammon News English.