"Parents nowadays do not mind if their children do not acquire any knowledge as long as they graduate and receive a certificate." -- Mohamed Mustafa Sherdi, Al-Wafd "Some may say that peaceful protesting is the right of everybody. But hooliganism, blocking roads, stopping trains and trams, sleeping in the middle of the street and breaking into police stations are all crimes against society." -- Abdel-Moeti Ahmed, Al-Ahram "The gap between political parties and the people is big and their popularity is very low among the public." -- Nabil Rashwan, Nahdet Masr "In Syria, the fragile government is banning media outlets, selling illusions and killing people in the name of security and reform, yet is suffering only modest international sanctions and condemnation." -- Jameel Theyabi, Al-Hayat "How can the Arabs rise up against Gaddafi, and call for the international community to take a decisive stand against him, while they do nothing about the Syrian regime?" -- Tariq Al-Homayed, Asharq Al-Awsat "Whether President Ali Abdullah Saleh wanted to mix the cards and use the scarecrow of Al-Qaeda to call for US help, the organisation is present in Yemen and is regrouping, and any US interference may serve its interests more than those of President Saleh." -- Abdel-Bari Atwan, Al-Quds Al-Arabi
