Arab Quote by Naguib Mahfouz Download Open image ““No blasphemy harms Islam and Muslims so much as the call for murdering a writer”” — Naguib Mahfouz ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.5 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare Arab Arabic Freedom of expression Islam Nobel-prize-in-literature Writing
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I'm afraid I don't believe there is such a thing as blasphemy, just outrage from those insecure in their own faith. — Stephen Fry Copy Share Image
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“The sanctification of political power by Christianity is blasphemy; it is the negation of Christianity.” — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
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“since religion bore false witness to the Divine, religion was blasphemy. And once it entered into its unholy alliance with politics, it became the… — Tom Robbins Copy Share Image
Writing is for men who can think and feel, not mindless sensation seekers out of nightclubs and bars. But these are bad times. We… — Naguib Mahfouz Copy Share Image
He seemed to be waiting for a miracle to save him from the depths his life had reached and take him to a land… — Naguib Mahfouz Copy Share Image
I thought they would never select an Eastern writer for the Nobel. I was surprised. — Naguib Mahfouz Copy Share Image
The Arab world also won the Nobel with me. I believe that international doors have opened, and that from now on, literate people will… — Naguib Mahfouz Copy Share Image
I am the son of two civilizations that at a certain age in history have formed a happy marriage. The first of these, seven… — Naguib Mahfouz Copy Share Image
I accepted the interviews and encounters that had to be held with the media, but I would have preferred to work in peace. — Naguib Mahfouz Copy Share Image
Events at home, at work, in the street - these are the bases for a story. — Naguib Mahfouz Copy Share Image
Today's interpretations of religion are often backward and contradict the needs of civilization. — Naguib Mahfouz Copy Share Image
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