Mohamed Ali Quotes

4 quotes from 2 authors

Four quotes capture Mohamed Ali’s sharp wit, knockout power, and tangled Egyptian identity; boxing legends or Egyptian past visit the 'Great Boxers' and 'Middle East Politics' pages.

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“Mohamed Ali also had a way with words, but it helped enormously that he could also punch guys in the face.”

Bill Maher

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“Neither Mohamed Ali nor any of his descendants (up to King Fuad, who ascended to the throne in 1917) even spoke classical…

Tarek Osman

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“vital historical fact: that Gamal Abdel Nasser signifies the only truly Egyptian developmental project in the country's history since the fall of…

Tarek Osman

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“The combination of the land-reform programme and the creation of the public sector resulted in around 75 per cent of Egypt's gross…

Tarek Osman

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