Alaa Al Aswany, On the State of Egypt: A Novelist’s Provocative Reflections

Egyptians are like camels: they can put up with beatings, humiliation and starvation for a long time but when they rebel they do so suddenly and with a force that is impossible to control.

Alaa Al Aswany, On the State of Egypt: A Novelist’s Provocative Reflections

Egyptians are like camels: they can put up with beatings, humiliation and starvation for a long time but when they rebel they do so suddenly and with a force that is impossible to control.

Alaa Al Aswany, On the State of Egypt: A Novelist’s Provocative Reflections

Egyptians are like camels: they can put up with beatings, humiliation and starvation for a long time but when they rebel they do so suddenly and with a force that is impossible to control.