One effect that the Nobel Prize seems to have had is that more Arabic literary works have been translated into other languages.
Naguib MahfouzA priest's life is spent between question and answer-- or between a question and the attempt to answer it. The question is the summary of the spiritual life.
Naguib MahfouzWinning Nobel imposed on me a lifestyle to which I am not used and which I would not have preferred.
Naguib MahfouzHosni Mubarak... his constitution is not democratic, but he is democratic. We can voice our opinions now. The press is free.
Naguib Mahfouz