“I think it is extremely important that the West support this experiment [of Tunisian democracy] with investment, with aid, with symbolic support, not just flows of democracy assistance …If Tunisia can’t make it, what are the prospects for the rest of the Arab world?” IfsThinkingWorldImportantSupportDemocracyFlowWestInvestmentAidsExperimentsAssistanceSymbolicProspectsArab WorldTunisia Author:Larry Diamond
“Present-day Spain translates as many books into Spanish, annually, as the Arab world has translated into Arabic in the past 1,100 years.” WorldYearsBookPastTranslateSpainPresent DayArab World Author:Martin Amis
“Palestine is the cement that holds the Arab world together, or it is the explosive that blows it apart.” WorldTogetherBlowPalestinianPalestineExplosivesCementArab World Author:Yasser Arafat
“I miss aspects of being in the Arab world - the language - and there is a tranquility in these cities with great rivers. Whether it's Cairo or Baghdad, you sit there and you think, 'This river has flown here for thousands of years.' There are magical moments in these places.” ThinkingWorldYearsMomentsLanguageCitiesMissingAspectRiversTranquilityBaghdadArab WorldCairoMagical Moments Author:Zaha Hadid