"The achievement of Tahrir Square wasnâ€™t just its grand political movement but the tiny personal battles fought and won against the frictions wearing down Egyptian society: between religions, classes, sexes, and generations."

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Source : Shereen El Feki (2013). “Sex and the Citadel: Intimate Life in a Changing Arab World”, p.4, Random House

Shereen El Feki

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“I love to deal with doctrines and events. The contests of men about men I greatly dislike.”
“Now, practically all reviewers have academic aspirations. The people from the universities are used to a captive audience, but the literary journalist has to please his audience.”
“Consensus is a poor substitute for leadership.”
“Any kind of writing that's meaningful becomes hard work, so there were times when it would really flow, there were times when I'd get 10 pages a day, and then there were days when I would do three pages. Depends on the thickness of the material. If it's satisfying, it's hard, but it's pretty wonderful.”

Source : "Police Academy Week: a chat with actor/memoirist Steve Guttenberg". Interview with Nathan Rabin, www.avclub.com. May 7, 2012.
“The important thing is not to be masochistic. Women are so hard on themselves. Don't do that. No one is keeping score.”
“I like to stay in the rhythm of things.”
“No compulsion in the world is stronger than the urge to edit someone else's document.”
“I was raised in a family where cinema was a way of life. It was not only about making films, it was relationship, passion, love, everything at the same time.”

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