Conflict Quote by Lawrence Wright

For Beirut it was the civil war, and the dividing of the city - which is something that is shared among Beirut, Berlin and…

— Tamer El Said

It was tricky [to write about Israelis], because everyone has an opinion about the Arab - Israeli conflict, and when I first started writing…

— Molly Antopol

“Not that anyone needs much of an excuse to stay away from Cairo, with its chronic traffic congestion, choking pollution, and legions of touts…

— John R. Bradley

You can learn all about the human condition from covering the crime beat in a big city - you don't need to go to…

— P. J. O'Rourke

Thanks to Twitter, I learn about the revolutions in the Middle East via Arab activists and writers, not just from American foreign correspondents.

— Jacob Weisberg

A timely and incisive look into the history, politics, and future of the Muslim Brotherhood by the foremost expert on Islamism in Egypt. Carrie…

— Vali Nasr

The Middle East has been a part of my life since I was a young man, when I went to teach in Cairo.

— Lawrence Wright

I spent some time in Cairo, and you see these Coptic Christians and Muslims holding hands. They got a rich history together of working…

— Lecrae

The most important thing for me is to have real friendship between Egyptians and Americans.

— Mohammed Morsi

The Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated media outlets in Egypt tried to sour the ties between our two countries, but our ties are very strong. No negative…

— Mohammad bin Salman

“Beirut’s enduring lesson for me was how thin is the veneer of civilization, how easily the ties that bind can unravel, how quickly a…

— Thomas L. Friedman

“I lived through beautiful times, Busayna. It was a different age. Cairo was like Europe. It was clean and smart and the people were…

— Alaa Al Aswany