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By Habib Haddad in the pan-Arab daily Al-Hayat

"The government has succeeded in forcing the start of the new school year, but it will not succeed in forcing parents to send their children to school." -- Mustafa Sherdi, Al-Wafd

'"Preparing for the bequeathing of presidency has led certain businessmen to play a greater political role as their interests and wealth have fundamentally mixed with the regime's [goals]." -- Hassan Nafaa, Al-Masry Al-Yom

"I have never heard of a stock exchange in any country that advertises its activities and calls upon people to invest their money in it." -- Farouk Goweida, Al-Ahram

"Animosities have so expanded among people to the extent that militant violence has become the norm." -- Suleiman Taqieddin, Assafir

"Ahmadinejad's statements are considered by Israel as the perfect prize since they allow the Israeli government to lobby support to isolate and even attack Iran." -- Mohamed Khatami, Asharq Al-Awsat

"Tamim was killed by a monster that turned the open-door policy into an abuse policy." -- Dalal Al-Berzi, Al-Hayat