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Blind reaction to the Swiss referendum banning minarets. By Mahmoud Said in the Egyptian weekly Al-Yom Al-Sabei

"The number of victims of accidents in Egypt is one of the highest worldwide and most accidents can be attributed to human error." -- Al-Ahram

"It was expected that many newspaper articles and TV reports would tarnish El-Baradei's image by holding him responsible for the Iraqi war, or the Iranian nuclear issue or accuse him of having dual nationality or that he is not aware of the problems of the people." -- Alaa Uraibi , Al-Wafd

"What harm would befall the European citizen if a mosque is built with a minaret or a Muslim lady wore a hijab? Isn't that a personal choice?" -- Essam Omran , Al-Gomhuriya

"Experts or at least the optimistic of them, say it is not too late to deal with global warming. But it is not possible for any state to avoid taking part as long as we all share the same space." -- Al-Riyadh

"In many Arab and especially Gulf states, the government would top the list of parties opposing building a church or a synagogue." -- Khaled Al-Haroub , Al-Ayyam

"Mentioning East Jerusalem, in a European document, as the capital of a Palestinian state is a positive step that should be supported." -- Sultan Al-Hattab , Al-Rai