Al-Marsad newspaper: Writer Salman Al-Dosari said: “The advantage of modern works of art, especially Saudi ones, is that they have the ability to be part of the immortalization of our memories full of eras, events and situations that may be forgotten with the acceleration of time.”
Handling the “Awakening” file
And he continued, in an article published in the newspaper “Al-Sharq al-Awsat” entitled (“You disturbed us with awakening!”) today, the documentary work requires a great effort in research, preparation, review and directing, which made it somewhat limited in its spread; For this reason and others, the dramas came to shed light on the most important issues, pass over the files in a graceful manner, and archive them with the grace of a light presence… In addition to all the many documentary topics presented by the “Al-Asouf” series, despite my reservations about the dramatic plot and the weakness of the script and dialogue, it was frankly concerned with addressing The “Awakening” file, with all its aches, mistakes and abuses, standing on the most important defects, and how it reflected – with all its extremism – on our lives, the future of our children and our countries, and paralyzed progress in our distinct and distinguished regions.
Continuous awareness of the danger of awakening
He continued: It is not only artworks that must play such roles, but there are institutional roles that fall on all media and different platforms, as well as individuals through articles and social media; in order to ensure the spreading of vigilance and awakening; Whether through documentation or reminders, and many others.
In conjunction with the great awareness, and the continuous awareness, of the danger of awakening, the causes of its emergence and its effects, voices of discord appeared calling for the necessity not to delve into the past. Here, I say: I do not understand the reason for their resentment at the constant reminders of the awakening and its disasters, whether in artistic works or through the media in general. From my point of view, those who are angry are either protectors of it, or they benefit from it, or they play down its danger out of ignorance, not comprehending the danger posed by that awakening, even if it subsided or disappeared.
Expect phenomena to pass quickly
And he added: It is ignorance to expect phenomena to disappear quickly, regardless of desire and efforts, because their origins and roots are deep within some, and they are willing to water and germinate them whenever circumstances and conditions allow. Here, it must be noted that there are (investors) in extremism, or in such extremism, and they are interested in striking the project of tolerance, and trying to return the scene to its black square to the time before moderation, through many means… One of them is their saying: You disturbed us with awakening!
Crush Extremists “Today and Immediately”
He added: Since the Saudi Crown Prince, the leader of the vision and the owner of the great national project, made his promise to crush the extremists “today and immediately,” and the war is at its most intense to dry up the sources of extremism and uproot the roots of extremism. It lasted about 35 years, and we cannot be certain that it ended completely just because of the fall of its slogans and the exposure of its followers, because when we accept that, we will find those who have returned to broadcast their ideas in a thousand shapes and forms in an attempt to penetrate again into society, so we must bear the task of recalling all the black past for a period Awakening, which is nothing but a “sleeping period,” a constant warning of its evils, and the ability of its followers and symbols to penetrate in different ways, and rebuild after every death. Do not be lenient with it, or underestimate its presence, despite all the progress and awareness we have achieved, because the messengers of extremism are always able to attend.