"Egyptians, for instance, might, with equal accuracy, define themselves as African, Nilotic, Mediterranean, Islamic, o…"

"We all automatically assume that those who write and who put their knowledge down in texts have something more valuab…"

"The devastation unloosed on Muslim societies in our day by fundamentalism . . . seems to be not merely the erasure of…"

"We lived in fact, throughout our childhoods, easily and unthinkingly crossing thresholds between one place and anothe…"

"Music is my first love. Ever since I was a little girl I've dreamt of one day being lucky enough to share my music wi…"

"Lyrics to me are of utmost importance and they mean so much to me — in every song that I write, the lyrics have to co…"

"I've dedicated myself to ensuring that every word that I say, everything I write, every role that I play … I know tha…"

"Aye, think! Since time and life began, Your mind has only feared and slept; Of all the beasts they called you man Onl…"

"I can live as the boys live, and if God wishes the work to succeed, He will surely provide the means."

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