All the men I did get to know, every single man of them, has filled me with but one desire: to lift my hand and bring it smashing down on his face.

There is not a revolution that succe Women were everywhere in the revolution. Women participated in it, and many women were killed.

Who said to kill does not require gentleness?

What we require is not a formal return to tradition and religion, but a rereading, a reinterpretation, of our history that can illuminate the present and pave the way to a better future. For example, if we delve more deeply into ancient Egyptian and African civilisations we will discover the humanistic elements that were prevalent in many areas of life. Women enjoyed a high status and rights, which they later lost when class patriarchal society became the prevalent social system.

moral codes and standards in our societies very rarely apply to all people equally. This is the most damning proof of how immoral such codes and standards really are.

To have arrived at the truth means that one no longer fears death. For death and truth are similar in that they both require a great courage if one wishes to face them.

We see our homeland more clearly when we are away from it than when we are in it.