Mubarak Quotes
In primary school in south-eastern Nigeria, I was taught that Hosni Mubarak was the president of Egypt. I learned the same thing in secondary school. In university, Mubarak was still president of Egypt. I came to assume, subconsciously, that he - and others like Paul Biya in Cameroon and Muammar Gaddafi in Libya - would never leave.
Tags: Learned, Others, School ✍ Author: Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieAs the tension eases, we must look in the direction of agriculture, industry and education as our final goals, and toward democracy under Mr Mubarak.
Tags: Democracy, Direction, Education ✍ Author: Naguib MahfouzHosni Mubarak... his constitution is not democratic, but he is democratic. We can voice our opinions now. The press is free.
Tags: Free, Opinions, Voice ✍ Author: Naguib MahfouzI've participated in many demonstrations since I was a child. When I was at medical college, I was fighting King Farouk, then British colonization, against Nasser, against Sadat who pushed me into prison, Mubarak who pushed me into exile. I never stopped.
Tags: Child, Fighting, Medical ✍ Author: Nawal El SaadawiThe danger of leaving overwhelming wealth and power in the grasp of a small minority is a lesson that leaders such as ousted Tunisian president Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali and deposed Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak have learned a little too late, as the demonstrations across the Arab world indicate.
Tags: Leaving, Power, Small ✍ Author: Graydon Carter