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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.

— Taha Hussein The Future of Culture in Egypt (1938)

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The Future of Culture in Egypt (1938)

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