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Egypt had the first constitution in the Middle East that allowed for liberty. And it had democracy.

~Ahmed Zewail

Topics: Allowed Constitution Democracy East Egypt First Had Liberty Middle Middle East

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For years, the West supported Mubarak and gave aid for what it hoped was stability - but was actually stagnation - in the Middle East.

~Ahmed Zewail

Topics: Actually Aid East Gave Hoped Middle Middle East Stability Stagnation Supported West Years

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When I was a boy in Desuq, Egypt, a city on the Rosetta branch of the Nile, about 50 miles east of Alexandria, my family lived steps away from the local landmark, a mosque named for a 13th-century Sufi sheik.

~Ahmed Zewail

Topics: About Alexandria Away Boy Branch City East Egypt Family Landmark Lived Local Miles Mosque Named Nile Steps

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In addition to the peace treaty between Egypt and Israel, which is crucial to U.S. interests both domestically and in the Middle East, the U.S. has had and will continue to need Egypt's collaboration in the war on terrorism.

~Ahmed Zewail

Topics: Addition Between Both Collaboration Continue Crucial East Egypt Had Interests Israel Middle Middle East Need Peace Terrorism Treaty War Which Will

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As a cultural product of both 'East' and 'West', I do not believe there is a fundamental basis for a clash of civilisations, or that the West is the cause of all problems.

~Ahmed Zewail

Topics: Basis Believe Both Cause Clash Cultural East Fundamental Problems Product West

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I'm a first-born child of a Chinese immigrant family, I grew up on the East Coast. And I have to admit, I did not grow up around technology.

~Aileen Lee

Topics: Admit Around Child Chinese Coast Did East East Coast Family Grew Grow Grow Up Immigrant Technology Up

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On the East Coast, people try to make life interesting. On the West Coast, they try to make it comfortable. The emphasis here is on fancy cars, how one looks, less on the mind per se.

~Al Seckel

Topics: Car Coast Comfortable East East Coast Emphasis Fancy Here How Interesting Less Life Looks Make Mind People Per Try West West Coast

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People have said, 'Let's build bridges,' and frankly, I want to do more than that. I would like break to the walls of ignorance between East and West.

~Al-Mayassa Bint Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani

Topics: Between Break Bridges Build East Frankly Ignorance Like More People Said Than Walls Want West Would

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Actually, King Abdullah, under his supervision and guidance, has established a dialogue in Saudi Arabia whereby all the population, whether Shiite or Sunnis from north, south, west or east, they can get together and exchange their views.

~Al-Waleed Bin Talal

Topics: Actually Arabia Dialogue East Established Exchange Get Get Together Guidance His King North Population Saudi Saudi Arabia South Supervision Together Views West Whereby Whether

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One of my biggest personal holdings is Rotana. That company has a very dominant force in the Middle East. It has around 45% of all the movie industry and around 75% of all the music.

~Al-Waleed Bin Talal

Topics: Around Biggest Company Dominant East Force Industry Middle Middle East Movie Movie Industry Music Personal Very

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