Hosni Mubarak... his constitution is not democratic, but he is democratic. We can voice our opinions now. The press is free.

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I defend both the freedom of expression and society's right to counter it. I must...

I defend both the freedom of expression and society's right to counter it. I must...

I reject any path which rejects life, but I can't help loving Sufism because it...

I reject any path which rejects life, but I can't help loving Sufism because it...

In Egypt today most people are concerned with getting bread to eat. Only some of...

In Egypt today most people are concerned with getting bread to eat. Only some of...

I started writing while I was a little boy. Maybe it's because I was reading...

I started writing while I was a little boy. Maybe it's because I was reading...

I believe society has a right to defend itself, just as the individual has the...

I believe society has a right to defend itself, just as the individual has the...

We are passing through a very sensitive time, and on the whole, this country is...

We are passing through a very sensitive time, and on the whole, this country is...

The Nobel Prize has given me, for the first time in my life, the feeling...

The Nobel Prize has given me, for the first time in my life, the feeling...

According to Islamic principles, when a man is accused of heresy, he is given the...

According to Islamic principles, when a man is accused of heresy, he is given the...

Winning Nobel imposed on me a lifestyle to which I am not used and which...

Winning Nobel imposed on me a lifestyle to which I am not used and which...

History is full of people who went to prison or were burned at the stake...

History is full of people who went to prison or were burned at the stake...

I thought they would never select an Eastern writer for the Nobel. I was surprised.

I thought they would never select an Eastern writer for the Nobel. I was surprised.

The Koran and the laws of all civilized nations legislate against the vilification of religions.

The Koran and the laws of all civilized nations legislate against the vilification of religions.

Without literature my life would be miserable.

Without literature my life would be miserable.

I was reading a lot of books I admired, and thought that I would like...

I was reading a lot of books I admired, and thought that I would like...

My wife thought I deserved it, but I always thought the Nobel a Western prize.

My wife thought I deserved it, but I always thought the Nobel a Western prize.

Sadat made us feel more secure.

Sadat made us feel more secure.

The criminal is trying to solve his immediate problems.

The criminal is trying to solve his immediate problems.

I accepted the interviews and encounters that had to be held with the media, but...

I accepted the interviews and encounters that had to be held with the media, but...

The writer interweaves a story with his own doubts, questions, and values. That is art.

The writer interweaves a story with his own doubts, questions, and values. That is art.

As the tension eases, we must look in the direction of agriculture, industry and education...

As the tension eases, we must look in the direction of agriculture, industry and education...