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Brainwashing: a suicide bomber puts his brain in a washing machine. By Habib Haddad in Al-Hayat

"Arab countries have never agreed on one united beginning for the holy month of Ramadan." -- Moati Ahmed, Al-Ahram

"The official salary of an honest journalist is LE250." -- Nahdet Masr

"National newspapers expect financial support from the state in exchange for the national press defending the state." -- Salama Ahmed Salama, Al-Arabi

"The US suspects that anyone who represents Islam and the Arab nationality is working against US interests until he proves his loyalty." -- Al-Riyadh

"What would hurt Rafsanjani is a continuation of America's short-sighted policy towards Iran." -- Elias Harfouche, Al-Hayat

"More than two decades of purges and cultural cleansing did not prevent Iranian universities from becoming major bastions of opposition to the Khomeinist ideology." -- Amir Taheri, Asharq Al-Awsat