One effect that the Nobel Prize seems to have had is that more Arabic literary works have been translated into other languages.

Today's interpretations of religion are often backward and contradict the needs of civilization.

The heart is a place of secrets.

The criminal is trying to solve his immediate problems.

As the tension eases, we must look in the direction of agriculture, industry and education as our final goals, and toward democracy under Mr Mubarak.

The Koran and the laws of all civilized nations legislate against the vilification of religions.

Writing is for men who can think and feel, not mindless sensation seekers out of nightclubs and bars. But these are bad times. We are condemned to work with upstarts, clowns who no doubt got their training in a circus and then turned to journalism as the appropriate place to display their tricks.