“Nasser was dead. Israel’s military superiority had effectively neutralized any Syrian threat. Pan-Arabism was a thing of the past. Yet once again,… — Daniel Gordis Copy Share Image
“Nasser found himself imagining her, without wanting to: those large green eyes, and freckles, and sweet boy lips.” — Kaye Thornbrugh Copy Share Image
“Nasser's coup got rid of everything that was good in Egypt, and slowly replaced everything that was bad with something much worse.” — John R. Bradley Copy Share Image
“Sadat, years later, commented that Nasser did not die on 28 September 1970 but on 5 June 1967 (the day the war broke out).” — Tarek Osman Copy Share Image
“Nasser found himself imagining her, without wanting to: those large green eyes, and freckles, and sweet bow lips.” — Kaye Thornbrugh Copy Share Image
“Though the timing of Dulles’s decision may have been ordained by his domestic political situation, it was a shock to his colleagues… — Alex von Tunzelmann Copy Share Image
There is now doubt in our minds that Nasser, whether he likes it or not, is now effectively in Russian hands, just… — Anthony Eden Copy Share Image
“But not all Gaza residents were committed to the war. A reporter asked one of the Arabs what he most wanted. He… — Robert J. Donovan Copy Share Image
Under Nasser, Egyptian nationalism was built on little more than pan-Arab irredentism and anti-Western and anti-Israeli sentiment. Mr. Mubarak retained these powerful… — Andre Aciman Copy Share Image
Our quarrel is not with Egypt, still less with the Arab world. It is with Colonel Nasser. He has shown that he… — Anthony Eden Copy Share Image
If we had allowed things to drift, everything would have gone from bad to worse. Nasser would have become a kind of… — Anthony Eden Copy Share Image
“She opened her sketchbook, carefully tore out several pages and handed them to Nasser--three detailed color sketches of three flowers. Leafing through… — Kaye Thornbrugh Copy Share Image
“after challenging France by arming and bankrolling the Algerian revolutionaries, he had the courage to send thousands of his troops to Yemen,… — Tarek Osman Copy Share Image
“But in 1954 the organization was banned, then almost annihilated by Nasser. He claimed they tried to assassinate him while he delivered… — John R. Bradley Copy Share Image
“I lived through beautiful times, Busayna. It was a different age. Cairo was like Europe. It was clean and smart and the… — Alaa Al Aswany Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
