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'I have no religious discrimination . I make no distinction between Muslim, Christian or Jew.' In the Egyptian daily Al-Akhbar, Mustafa Hussein replies to those who say the culling of pigs in Egypt is religiously motivated

"We don't know whether the importers of Russian wheat deserve to be executed in Tahrir Square or hailed for providing bread for the Egyptians." -- Mohamed Amin , Al-Wafd

"There is a great difference between a society that was influenced by Taha Hussein, Makram Ebeid and Umm Kolthoum and that influenced by Saad Al-Soghayar." -- Tariq Abbas , Al-Masry Al-Yom

"The press used to publish crime news on the front page as an exception. Now the pages are full of these crimes." -- Abdallah Kamal, Rose El-Youssef

"The US president, who is a dear friend of Israel, is responsible for putting pressure on the Jewish state which has become addicted to occupation." -- Adli Sadeq, Al-Hayat Al-Jadida

"Kuwaitis are optimistic about the presence of women in parliament which has witnessed conflict, tension and foul language." -- Al-Qabas

"A constructive relationship does not mean an MP should give up his right to question the government." -- A bdel-Rahman Al-Rashed, Asharq Al-Awsat