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Maher Dawoud in Egypt's Al-Ahram mixes the age of technology and the misaharati (the man who in the fasting month of Ramadan is entrusted with waking people up as he walks by their homes shouting out that they may eat and drink before the sun rises). 'Get up, the misaharati sent a missed call' Mohamed El-Baradei, the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, has a formidable task ahead of him, surrounded as he is by nuclear warheads. By Habib Haddad in the Saudi-funded Al-Hayat

"In Egypt, there is a problem called Gamal Mubarak -- you could say he is the mother of all problems because he stands as an obstacle before the possibility of political reform." -- Gamal Fahmi , Al-Arabi

"My piece of advice to Amr Khaled [Islamic preacher] is: a simple young preacher who recounts to young people the stories of the prophet and Islamic conquests should totally forget the role of reformer as it is a much bigger task than his capabilities." -- Magdi Mehanna , Al-Masri Al-Youm

"The Islamic movements do not think beyond their noses and are incapable of taking the opportunity to show off their power when they get the chance." -- Ali Ashmawi , Rose El-Youssef

"Deep down there is something that has not changed about both Europe and Turkey." -- Abdullah Ubeid Hussein , Al-Ittihad

"The Turks seem determined to overcome the cultural divide." -- Rogheid Al-Solh , Al-Khaleej

"Turkey should not be perceived as a bridge between Europe and the Muslim world simply because it does not have strong ties as such with the Muslim world, including its immediate neighbours." -- Amir Taheri , Asharq Al-Awsat