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November 26, 2003
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The tree of liberty grows between Pyramids too
Dale Amon (Belfast, Northern Ireland)  Middle East & Islamic

The Opinion Journal has an excellent article by Saad Eddin Ibrahim of the Ibn Khaldun Center for Development Studies in Egypt. Saad not only speaks of liberty; he has spent his time in the hell of an Egyptian prison for promoting it.

I agree with him. The Arab world is no more incapable of living in peace and liberty than anywhere else. As Saad points out, Egypt has been there before and still retains shreds of a once vibrant civil society. The world has forgotten the century of Egyptian history prior to Colonel Gamal Abdel Nasser's 1952 coup.

We of Samizdata wish him and the many others like him success and good fortune in their efforts to bring the blessings of liberty to their homelands.

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