Date of source: Sunday, November 4, 2001
An Egyptian living in America sent the author a message
saying that Americans are among the kindest peoples in the world and that he felt very safe in America. He added
that there was bitter hostility in Egypt towards the West and America, although America liberated Kuwait and fought
against...
Date of source: Sunday, December 31, 2000
Naguib Mahfouz was dispossessed of a scholarship to France after his graduation because the head of the scholarships department thought that Mahfouz was a Copt. The author believes that this incident is strong evidence of the importance of Copts and the role they played in the modern history of...