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

Naguib Mahfouz

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Naguib Mahfouz
Age: 94 †
Born: 1911
Born: December 11
Died: 2006
Died: August 30
Artist
Autobiographer
Film Writer
Intellectual
Journalist
Novelist
Playwright
Screenwriter
Short Story Writer
Translator
Writer
Cairo
Egypt
Naguib Mahfouz Abdelaziz Ibrahim Ahmed Al-Basha
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I consider Khomeini's position dangerous. He does not have the right to pass judgment-that is not the Islamic way.
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You know what I'm afraid of? That God is sick of us.
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