Qasim Amin - Famous Quotes

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“Our laziness has caused us to be hostile to every unfamiliar idea.”

Nergis, Mazid. "Western Mimicry or Cultural Hybidity: Deconstructing Qasim Amin's Colonized Voice." Gale Biography. Accessed March 15, 2011. Last modified March 3, 2011. http://i-epistemology.net/ .../726-western-mimicry-or-cultural-hybidity- deconstructing-qasim-amin-colonized-voice.html.

“The number of children killed by ignorant women every year exceeds the number of people who die in the most brutal wars.”

Nergis, Mazid. "Western Mimicry or Cultural Hybidity: Deconstructing Qasim Amin's Colonized Voice." Gale Biography. Accessed March 15, 2011. Last modified March 3, 2011. http://i-epistemology.net/ .../726-western-mimicry-or-cultural-hybidity- deconstructing-qasim-amin-colonized-voice.html.

“A good mother is more useful to her species than a good man, while a corrupt mother is more harmful than a corrupt man.” Darwin’s influence on the survival of the fittest and species.

Nergis, Mazid. "Western Mimicry or Cultural Hybidity: Deconstructing Qasim Amin's Colonized Voice." Gale Biography. Accessed March 15, 2011. Last modified March 3, 2011. http://i-epistemology.net/ .../726-western-mimicry-or-cultural-hybidity- deconstructing-qasim-amin-colonized-voice.html.

“It is impossible to be successful men if they do not have mothers capable of raising them to be successful.” Exposes the limitations of feminism.

Nergis, Mazid. "Western Mimicry or Cultural Hybidity: Deconstructing Qasim Amin's Colonized Voice." Gale Biography. Accessed March 15, 2011. Last modified March 3, 2011. http://i-epistemology.net/ .../726-western-mimicry-or-cultural-hybidity- deconstructing-qasim-amin-colonized-voice.html.

“There is no doubt that the man’s decision to imprison his wife contradicts the freedom which is the woman’s natural right.”

Amin, Qasim. "Al--Marat Al Jadidah." Translated by Ted Thornton.NMH Middle East Resource Center. Accessed March 17, 2011. http://www.mediterraneas.org/article.php3?ed.article=73-.

“The woman who is forbidden to educate herself save in the duties of the servant, or is limited in her educational pursuits is indeed a slave, because her natural instincts and God-given talents are subordinated in deference to her condition, which is tantamount to moral enslavement.” Amin, Qasim. "Al--Marat Al Jadidah." Translated by Ted

Thornton.NMH Middle East Resource Center. Accessed March 17, 2011. http://www.mediterraneas.org/article.php3?ed.article=73-.

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