Rabab Youes

“Do not reconcile
even if they give you gold
I wonder if I were to gouge out your eyes
and replace them with two gems
would you see?
These things are priceless.”
― Amal Dunqul أمل دنقل

“As an Egyptian woman hangs out the wash, she is as alluring as a belly dancer in whose dance the seduction is frank and direct, a sort of invitation to sex. When a woman is hanging out the wash, her appeal is subdued and coy. The woman moves as if unaware of the excitement she arouses in any man watching her. Look. When the woman puts the clothes peg in her mouth and then takes it in her two fingers to peg the wash on the line, the use of the peg is loaded with strong, sensual overtones.”
― Alaa Al Aswany

“اعلمي يا أوروبا أنك أخذت بيمينك الفلسفة المضلة السقيمة، وبيسارك المدنية المضرة السفيهة، تدّعين أن سعادة البشر بهما. تبت يداك وبئس الهداية هدايتك”
― بديع الزمان سعيد النورسي, المثنوي العربي النوري

“Cairo is an exploding modern metropolis which nevertheless preserves within its heart the finest medieval city in the world...”
― Michael Haag, Cairo, Luxor & Aswan