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My countrymen have the right to shake my hand and talk to me if they so wish. Don't forget that their support and their reading of my works is what brought me the Nobel prize.
Naguib Mahfouz
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Naguib Mahfouz
Age: 94 †
Born: 1911
Born: December 11
Died: 2006
Died: August 30
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Naguib Mahfouz Abdelaziz Ibrahim Ahmed Al-Basha
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I am practically in the employ of Mr. Nobel. I have to meet everyone he sends my way.
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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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We are passing through a very sensitive time, and on the whole, this country is facing very big problems.
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