I do not like illusions. I am persuaded that it is only God who can create something from nothing. - Taha Hussein

Egypt has a culture which is international but which, at the same time, reflects the calm, eternal personality of ancient Egypt. It can nourish and enlighten other peoples and afford them a kind of pleasure which they may or may not be able to derive from their own cultures.

Egypt was one of the earliest among the Islamic states to recover her ancient, unforgotten personality.

Knowledge is like water and air: it is every citizen's right to enjoy it for free.