If you want to move people, you look for a point of sensitivity, and in Egypt nothing moves people as much as religion.

I wake up early in the morning and walk for an hour. If I have something to write, I prefer to write in the morning until midday, and in the afternoon, I eat... view

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There are no heroes in most of my stories. I look at our society with a critical eye and find nothing extraordinary in the people I see... view

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We are like a woman with a difficult pregnancy. We have to rebuild the social classes in Egypt, and we must change the way things were... view

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

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

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

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

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

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I started writing while I was a little boy. Maybe it's because I was reading a lot of books I admired, and thought that I would like to write something like that someday. Also, my love for good writing pushed me... view

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I was reading a lot of books I admired, and thought that I would like to write something like that someday... view

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You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions... view

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Without literature my life would be miserable... view

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