Hanin

“Islam later provided the most persuasive and effective ideological foundation to rally Libyan opposition to continued Italian occupation”
― Ronald Bruce St. John, Libya: From Colony to Independence

“It's so hot, Mister Dunn's rooster walks in my door and squats his red self right in front of my kitchen fan. I come in to find him looking at me like 'I ain't moving nowhere, lady”
― Kathryn Stockett, The Help

“I believe in life and in people. I feel obliged to advocate their highest ideals as long as I believe them to be true. I also see myself compelled to revolt against ideals I believe to be false, since recoiling from rebellion would be a form of treason”
― Naguib Mahfouz, The Cairo Trilogy: Palace Walk, Palace of Desire, Sugar Street

“It seems clear that the Arab East still sees the West as a natural enemy. Against that enemy, any hostile action-be it political, military, or based on oil-is considered no more than legitimate vengeance. And there can be no doubt that the schism between these two worlds dates from the Crusades, deeply felt by the Arabs, even today, as an act of rape”
― Amin Maalouf, The Crusades Through Arab Eyes