Nouha

“We're stuck. We're stuck between the East and the West. Between the past and the future. On the one hand there are the secular modernists, so proud of the regime they constructed, you cannot breathe a critical word. They've got the army and half of the state on their side. On the other hand there are the conventional traditionalist, so infatuated with the Ottoman past, you cannot breathe a critical word. They've got the general public and the remaining half of the state on their side.”
― Elif Shafak, The Bastard of Istanbul

“مع أن الرسول -صلى الله عليه وسلم- يتحلى بآلاف الفضائل الحميدة والخصال الكريمة التي كان من الممكن أن يبدأ القرآن الكريم بالحديث عنها , لكن الوحي بدأ خطابه لخاتم الرسل بأمر صريح مباشر, مختصر في كلمة واحدة تحمل منهج حياة أمة الإسلام ..اقرأ”
― راغب السرجاني, القراءة منهج حياة

“une grande bibliothéque en merisier investit toute une aile . C'était notre coin intime;notre retraite dorée. Nous y venions parfois communier avec nos silences et recycler nos sens émoussés par les bruits de tous les jours. Nous prenions un livre ou mettions une musique ,et nous voilà partis . Nous lisions aussi bien que Kafka que Khalil Gibran et écoutions avec la méme gratitude Oum Kalsoum et ou Pavarotti..”
― Yasmina Khadra, The Attack

“Mourning is like virginity. You should give it to the one who deserves it most.”
― Elif Shafak, The Bastard of Istanbul