Mariam Malak

“السلاحف أكثر خبرة بالطرق من الأرانب...”
― جبران خليل جبران

“نشبه لإيه؟؟
نشبه لأي إتنين يحبوا و ميقولوش!
نشبه لإيه؟
لإلي خايفين يحلموا ف مبيعيشوش
و ملقوش طريق يتقابلوا فيه..نشبه لإيه؟
نشبه حكايات عيشتها..أو حلم ناقص و إنتهى..
نشبه حاجات مش وقتها..أو جرح متعود عليه
نشبه لإيه؟!”
― مصطفى إبراهيم

“ﻻ ﺷﻲﺀ ﻳﻀﻴﻊ.. ﻛﻞ ﻣﺎ ﺗﻘﺮﺅﻩ ﻳﻔﻴﺪﻙ.. ﻭﻛﻞ ﻣﺎ
ﺗﻘﺮﺅﻩ ﻓﻲ ﺃﻋﻤﺎﻗﻚ ﺃﻧﺖ ﻻ ﺗﻌﺮﻑ ﺃﻳﻦ ﻳﺒﻘﻰ.. ﻭﻻ ﻛﻴﻒ ﻭﻻ ﻣﺘﻰ ﻳﻈﻬﺮ ﺑﻌﺪ ﺫﻟﻚ.. ﻭﻟﻜﻨﻪ ﺳﻮﻑ ﻳﻨﻔﻌﻞ ﻭﺳﻮﻑ ﻳﻈﻬﺮ..
ﺇﻧﻨﻲ ﻛﺜﻴﺮﺍً ﻣﺎ ﺃﺗﺬﻛﺮ ﺣﻮﺍﺩﺙ
ﻭﻗﺼﺼﺎً ﻗﺮﺃﺗﻬﺎ ﻣﻦ ﺃﺭﺑﻌﻴﻦ
ﻋﺎﻣﺎً.. ﺃﻳﻦ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ؟.. ﺇﻧﻬﺎ ﻫﻨﺎﻙ! ﻟﻤﺎﺫﺍ ﺟﺎﺀﺕ؟.. ﻷﻧﻬﺎ ﻭﺟﺪﺕ ﺍﻟﻮﻗﺖ ﺍﻟﻤﻨﺎﺳﺐ ﻟﻜﻲ ﺗﻜﻮﻥ ﻣﻔﻴﺪﺓ..
ﺍﻗﺮﺃ.. ﺍﻗﺮﺃ.. ﻣﺎ ﺗﺸﺘﺮﻳﻪ
ﻭﻣﺎ ﻳﺸﺘﺮﻳﻪ ﻏﻴﺮﻙ ﺇﺫﺍ
ﺍﺳﺘﻄﻌﺖ.. ﻭﻟﻜﻦ ﻻ ﺑﺪ ﺃﻥ ﺗﻘﺮﺃ”
― أنيس منصور, من نفسي

“In desperate attempt to give meaning to life, many turn to religion, because a struggle in the name of a faith is always a justification for some grand action that could transform the world.

‘We are doing God’s work,’ they tell themselves.

And they become devout followers, then evangelists and, finally, fanatics.

They don’t understand that religion was created in order to share the mystery and to worship, not to oppress or convert others. The great manifestation of the miracle of God is life. Tonight, I will weep for you, O Jerusalem, because that understanding of the Divine Unity is about to disappear for the next one thousand years.”
― Paulo Coelho, Manuscript Found in Accra