In Egypt today most people are concerned with getting bread to eat. Only some of the educated understand how democracy works.

Quote by Naguib Mahfouz

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It is simply not part of my culture to preserve notes. I have never heard...

It is simply not part of my culture to preserve notes. I have never heard...

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...

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.

I consider Khomeini's position dangerous. He does not have the right to pass judgment-that is...

I consider Khomeini's position dangerous. He does not have the right to pass judgment-that is...

Today's interpretations of religion are often backward and contradict the needs of civilization.

Today's interpretations of religion are often backward and contradict the needs of civilization.

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...

The Arab world also won the Nobel with me. I believe that international doors have...

The Arab world also won the Nobel with me. I believe that international doors have...

I love Sufism as I love beautiful poetry, but it is not the answer. Sufism...

I love Sufism as I love beautiful poetry, but it is not the answer. Sufism...

I was suffering from a peculiar and persistent sense that I was being pursued, and...

I was suffering from a peculiar and persistent sense that I was being pursued, and...

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...

Events at home, at work, in the street - these are the bases for a...

Events at home, at work, in the street - these are the bases for a...

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...

An allegory is not meant to be taken literally. There is a great lack of...

An allegory is not meant to be taken literally. There is a great lack of...

The criminal is trying to solve his immediate problems.

The criminal is trying to solve his immediate problems.

Insults are the business of the court.

Insults are the business of the court.

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...

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...

Sadat made us feel more secure.

Sadat made us feel more secure.

I was a government employee in the morning and a writer in the evening.

I was a government employee in the morning and a writer in the evening.

If the urge to write should ever leave me, I want that day to be...

If the urge to write should ever leave me, I want that day to be...