--- title: "2 Cairo Quotes By Tamer El Said" description: "2 Cairo quotes by Tamer El Said. Plus more from Tamer El Said and more Cairo sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4cd/tamer-el-said-49107_being-yourself_for-beirut-it-was-the-civil-war-and-the_1589925.jpg" --- > [For Beirut it was the civil war, and the dividing of the city - which is something that is shared among Beirut, Berlin and Baghdad. And Cairo is a city that has a scar that was born after many decades…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamer-el-said/for-beirut-it-was-the-civil-war-and-the-dividing-of-the-city-which-is/) [Tamer El Said](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamer-el-said/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4cd/tamer-el-said-49107_being-yourself_for-beirut-it-was-the-civil-war-and-the_1589925.jpg) > [Downtown Cairo is at the center of the city, it is a place that has to be shared between different classes. It's a place where you see the bigger picture of the city's social fabric. It's also a place where…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamer-el-said/downtown-cairo-is-at-the-center-of-the-city-it-is-a-place-that-has-to/) [Tamer El Said](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamer-el-said/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/48f/tamer-el-said-49107_bigger-picture_downtown-cairo-is-at-the-center-of-the-c_2125712.jpg) ## More by Tamer El Said > [I hate political films that have one particular message that they're trying to convey. I think propaganda is very dangerous, and it's very easy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamer-el-said/i-hate-political-films-that-have-one-particular-message-that-they-re/) [Tamer El Said](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamer-el-said/) > [I think as much as the city is changing us, our experience inside the city also changes. I think, a city like Cairo -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamer-el-said/i-think-as-much-as-the-city-is-changing-us-our-experience-inside-the/) [Tamer El Said](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamer-el-said/) > [For Beirut it was the civil war, and the dividing of the city - which is something that is shared among Beirut, Berlin and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamer-el-said/for-beirut-it-was-the-civil-war-and-the-dividing-of-the-city-which-is/) [Tamer El Said](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamer-el-said/) > [For me, filmmaking is an ongoing self-reflection process. I kind of push everything to the edge. I feel very exposed and fragile when I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamer-el-said/for-me-filmmaking-is-an-ongoing-self-reflection-process-i-kind-of/) [Tamer El Said](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamer-el-said/) > [Downtown Cairo is at the center of the city, it is a place that has to be shared between different classes. It's a place…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamer-el-said/downtown-cairo-is-at-the-center-of-the-city-it-is-a-place-that-has-to/) [Tamer El Said](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamer-el-said/) > [Every film has a political side. It's something that you cannot ignore. Politics is a part of everything, it's how we speak, how we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamer-el-said/every-film-has-a-political-side-it-s-something-that-you-cannot-ignore/) [Tamer El Said](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamer-el-said/) > [I think that to me, films are personal affairs. It doesn't mean that I am against other people doing things differently, but I'm talking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamer-el-said/i-think-that-to-me-films-are-personal-affairs-it-doesn-t-mean-that-i/) [Tamer El Said](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamer-el-said/) > [To me, a revolutionary film is not a film about a revolution. It has a lot more to do with the art form. It's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamer-el-said/to-me-a-revolutionary-film-is-not-a-film-about-a-revolution-it-has-a/) [Tamer El Said](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamer-el-said/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cairo/tamer-el-said/#itemlist", "name": "2 Cairo Quotes By Tamer El Said", "numberOfItems": 2, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "For Beirut it was the civil war, and the dividing of the city - which is something that is shared among Beirut, Berlin and Baghdad. And Cairo is a city that has a scar that was born after many decades of dictatorship - oppression shaped the people's lives, and forced people to grow up accompanied by fear. 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