“مصر أم الحضارة، تخلق نفسها في الحلم عبر القرون. تحملنا كلنا، أبناءها: الذين يبقون ويعملون من أجلها ويشكون منها، والذين يرحلون ويشتاقون لها ويلومونها بمرارة على مغادرتها” HomeEgypt Book:The Map of Love Source: The Map of Love
“And so the very thing that should make Egypt strong - the richness and diversity of her culture - serves to divide her and make her weak.” DiversityDivisionEgypt Book:The Map of Love Source: The Map of Love
“Do you realize,' Dr. Ramzi says, smiling broadly, 'when you speak of a political programme, that your programme now is the same that Mahmoud Sami Al-Baroudi's government tried to establish more than a hundred years ago?' 'Is that right?' Isabel says. 'Yes. Yes, for sure,' Dr. Ramzi says. 'Listen: the ending of foreign influence, the payment of the Egyptian debt -' he counts them off on his fingers - 'an elected parliament, a national industry, equality of all men before the law, reform of education, and allowing a free press to reflect all shades of opinion. Those were the seven points of their programme. These young people -' the wave of his hand takes in the group - 'they still ask for this.' He shrugs.” PoliticsEgyptSame Old Story Book:The Map of Love Source: The Map of Love
“Egypt.mother of civilization, dreaming herself through the centuries. Dreaming us all, her children: those who stay and work for her and complain of her, and those who leave and yearn for her and blame her with bitterness for driving them away.” ChildrenDreamMotherCenturyCivilizationBlameComplainingDrivingBitternessEgypt Book:The Map of Love Source: The Map of Love
“And Egypt ? What is Egypt strenght?her resilience ?her ability to absorb poeple and events into the pores of her being? is that true or is it just a consolation ? a shifting of responsibility? and if it is true , how much can she absorb and still remain Egypt ?” IfsStillsAbilityResponsibilityEventsResilienceEgyptConsolationShiftingStrenght Book:The Map of Love Source: The Map of Love
