Alaa Al Aswany
Born: 01-01-1957
Alaa Al Aswany is an acclaimed Egyptian author, dentist, and political commentator, best known for his novel "The Yacoubian Building," which offers a vivid portrayal of contemporary Egyptian society. Born in Cairo in 1957, Al Aswany's works often tackle themes of social justice and political reform. His writing has been translated into numerous languages, earning him international recognition as a leading voice in modern Arabic literature.
Book summaries for books written by Alaa Al Aswany
Quotes
It is said that no one truly knows a nation until one has been inside its jails. A nation should not be judged by how it treats its highest citizens, but its lowest ones.
We must fight with all our strength so that the message of Islam will be delivered to every person in the world. It is a message of happiness and salvation from hell.
No one has the right to judge someone else’s life, because no one knows what that person has been through or what they have had to do to survive.
The most dangerous thing in the world is to be a poor man with nothing to lose.
It's not good to feel too happy or too sad. It’s best to be just plain. Then you don’t lose anything.
You have to be honest with yourself. You have to be really honest about what you want and what you are capable of.
The sort of man who is going to do good to you, or do you harm, is going to be yours in a hundred years.
The human body is a machine for living. It is organized for that, it is its nature. Let life go on in it unhindered and let it defend itself.
We're such a big family that we all have room to hate each other.
A woman has an extraordinary ability to turn a man into a fool.
The good thing about death is that it makes you forget all the suffering you went through.
The devil's in the details, and success is in the implementation.