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Today's interpretations of religion are often backward and contradict the needs of civilization.
Naguib Mahfouz
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Naguib Mahfouz
Age: 94 †
Born: 1911
Born: December 11
Died: 2006
Died: August 30
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Cairo
Egypt
Naguib Mahfouz Abdelaziz Ibrahim Ahmed Al-Basha
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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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You know what I'm afraid of? That God is sick of us.
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I accepted the interviews and encounters that had to be held with the media, but I would have preferred to work in peace.
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