There is a gulf between the Arab peoples and Arab intellectuals.
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Egypt has suffered more ordeals than the other countries to get where it is.
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This universe can very well be expressed in words and syllables which are not those of one's mother tongue.
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Intellectuals try to keep going. But their situation is very difficult. Those who have had the courage to voice their opposition have often paid a very high price.
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Poetry is a form of mathematics, a highly rigorous relationship with words.
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