 A portrait of Naguib Mahfouz by artist Gamil Shafik, a long-standing member of the novelist's Harafish group of friends, who writes: "Naguib Mahfouz taught me love of work / love of life / taught me tolerance / taught me modesty / taught me love of the Other / taught me equanimity / taught me contentment/ taught me pride and dignity / All this I learned as I contemplated his moments of silence, wondering what was going through his mind at the Harafish gatherings, about quarter of a century ago." parent page (7 - 13 September 2006, issue #811) |