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title: "2 Cairo Quotes By Jehane Noujaim"
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> [There are these very poor communities on the outskirts of Cairo called Mokattam, where a lot of the garbage collectors live. I used to volunteer there, doing health and education work when I was younger and living in Egypt.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jehane-noujaim/there-are-these-very-poor-communities-on-the-outskirts-of-cairo/)

[Jehane Noujaim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jehane-noujaim/)

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> [I used to do volunteer work in poor areas of Cairo, and people would gather their money together to get a satellite dish. You'd see them huddling around and for the first time seeing issues being debated on TV that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jehane-noujaim/i-used-to-do-volunteer-work-in-poor-areas-of-cairo-and-people-would/)

[Jehane Noujaim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jehane-noujaim/)

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## More by Jehane Noujaim

> [I'll continue making films because I love being able to drop into other people's worlds. My goal is to be constantly learning.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jehane-noujaim/i-ll-continue-making-films-because-i-love-being-able-to-drop-into/)

[Jehane Noujaim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jehane-noujaim/)

> [It's incredible to see the creativity, beauty and hardships people capture when filmmaking is opened up and shared with the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jehane-noujaim/it-s-incredible-to-see-the-creativity-beauty-and-hardships-people/)

[Jehane Noujaim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jehane-noujaim/)

> [I've discovered I can't make a film about people I dislike.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jehane-noujaim/i-ve-discovered-i-can-t-make-a-film-about-people-i-dislike/)

[Jehane Noujaim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jehane-noujaim/)

> [Being a filmmaker is kind of like being a glorified spy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jehane-noujaim/being-a-filmmaker-is-kind-of-like-being-a-glorified-spy/)

[Jehane Noujaim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jehane-noujaim/)

> [I think everybody's had that feeling of sitting in a theater, in a dark room, with other strangers, watching a very powerful film, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jehane-noujaim/i-think-everybody-s-had-that-feeling-of-sitting-in-a-theater-in-a/)

[Jehane Noujaim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jehane-noujaim/)

> [It's important in any project to remain focused.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jehane-noujaim/it-s-important-in-any-project-to-remain-focused/)

[Jehane Noujaim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jehane-noujaim/)

> [There are these very poor communities on the outskirts of Cairo called Mokattam, where a lot of the garbage collectors live. I used to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jehane-noujaim/there-are-these-very-poor-communities-on-the-outskirts-of-cairo/)

[Jehane Noujaim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jehane-noujaim/)

> [I'm interested in characters that are complex people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jehane-noujaim/i-m-interested-in-characters-that-are-complex-people/)

[Jehane Noujaim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jehane-noujaim/)

> [When you have an American mother from the Midwest and an Egyptian father, you travel back and forth and see such completely different stories…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jehane-noujaim/when-you-have-an-american-mother-from-the-midwest-and-an-egyptian/)

[Jehane Noujaim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jehane-noujaim/)

> [I don't know if there's such a thing as objectivity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jehane-noujaim/i-don-t-know-if-there-s-such-a-thing-as-objectivity/)

[Jehane Noujaim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jehane-noujaim/)

> [Al Jazeera is demonized by the United States, yet in Egypt my father would be watching it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jehane-noujaim/al-jazeera-is-demonized-by-the-united-states-yet-in-egypt-my-father/)

[Jehane Noujaim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jehane-noujaim/)

> [It would be nice to be in one place for a while and have a social life again and get a job. But I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jehane-noujaim/it-would-be-nice-to-be-in-one-place-for-a-while-and-have-a-social/)

[Jehane Noujaim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jehane-noujaim/)

> [Look at the Civil Rights Movement. Look at any kind of fight for change. People had to keep fighting and taking their rights. Rights…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jehane-noujaim/look-at-the-civil-rights-movement-look-at-any-kind-of-fight-for/)

[Jehane Noujaim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jehane-noujaim/)

> [You know, Arabs are critical of United States foreign policy, but they also associate the U.S. with democratic principles and opportunity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jehane-noujaim/you-know-arabs-are-critical-of-united-states-foreign-policy-but-they/)

[Jehane Noujaim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jehane-noujaim/)

> [I used to do volunteer work in poor areas of Cairo, and people would gather their money together to get a satellite dish. You'd…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jehane-noujaim/i-used-to-do-volunteer-work-in-poor-areas-of-cairo-and-people-would/)

[Jehane Noujaim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jehane-noujaim/)

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