‘Journey through the Embers’ by Munir Shafiq unveiled
The unveiling ceremony of the book ‘Journey through the Embers,’ written by Munir Shafiq, a Palestinian intellectual and strategist, took place on May 12 at the Iran Cultural & Press Institute.
According to the cultural reporter of Iran Online, the book features excerpts from the memoirs of Munir Shafiq, with the presence of Munir Shafiq, prominent Palestinian thinker and strategist, Hossein Jaberi Ansari, the translator of the book and Iranian politician and diplomat, Abbas Khameh Yar, an expert on Middle Eastern issues, Meysam Nili, the head of the Palestine Book Awards, Ehsan Salehi, the caretaker of the Iran Cultural & Press Institute, and several other prominent figures both domestically and internationally.
The book summarizes the reflections of a life full of struggles by Hossein Jaberi Ansari, the translator of this book and an Iranian politician and diplomat. He mentioned that honoring Shafiq is an honor for Palestine.
Salehi emphasized that honoring Shafiq is honoring Palestine. Shafiq has fulfilled his duty in struggles and recounting his motivations which are inspiring for the Islamic world towards Palestine.
At the end of the program, he recalled that after the Black September events in Jordan in 1970 and the expulsion of the Palestinian movement from Jordan to Beirut, he formed a closed political circle within the Fatah movement. They focused on the main goal of fighting against a compromising mindset.
Shafiq stressed that that no part of the land of Palestine shall be compromised. He highlighted that their guiding principle was to deny compromise and focus solely on their goal and work.
Shafiq mentioned that their circle was guided by Imam Khomeini’s teachings during those years of struggle. They adhered to Imam Khomeini’s principles that the US is the Great Satan and Zionists are a cancerous entity that must be uprooted.
The book previously published by Persian-language Iran Newspaper, offers a touching narrative of various periods in Shafiq’s life and experiences.