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# Charles Issawi

(1916–2000)   Economist

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Charles Issawi was an economist, best known for *Economic History of the Middle East and North Africa*.

## Quick Facts About Charles Issawi

Born March 15, 1916

Died December 8, 2000

Profession Economist

Notable works Economic History of the Middle East and North Africa

## About Charles Issawi

Charles Philip Issawi was an Egyptian-American economist and historian of the Middle East at Columbia University and Princeton University in the United States. Roger Owen, the A. J. Meyer Professor of Middle East History at Harvard, stated that Issawi, "was the father of the study of the modern economic history of the Middle East."

##  Quotes by Charles Issawi

> [A shortcut is the longest distance between two points.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-issawi/a-shortcut-is-the-longest-distance-between-two-points/)

Charles Issawi

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d7d/charles-issawi-69729_distance_a-shortcut-is-the-longest-distance-betwe_341046.jpg)

> [Most people do not go to the dentist until they have a toothache; most societies do not reform abuses until the victims…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-issawi/most-people-do-not-go-to-the-dentist-until-they-have-a-toothache-most/)

Charles Issawi

[Abuse](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/abuse/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b6a/charles-issawi-69729_abuse_most-people-do-not-go-to-the-dentist-unt_1375808.jpg)

> [Most things get steadily worse.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-issawi/most-things-get-steadily-worse/)

Charles Issawi

[Funny](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/funny/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b82/charles-issawi-69729_funny_most-things-get-steadily-worse-1852538_1852538.jpg)

> [“The total amount of evil in any system remains constant. Hence, any diminution in one direction - for instance, a reduction in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-issawi/the-total-amount-of-evil-in-any-system-remains-constant-hence-any/)

Charles Issawi

[Air pollution](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/air-pollution/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c9/charles-issawi-69729_air-pollution_the-total-amount-of-evil-in-any-system-r_2242882.jpg)

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