Quote of the day
In short, is not liberty the freedom of every person to make full use of his faculties, so long as he does not harm other persons while doing so?
Yusuf Idris

Born: May 19, 1927
Died: August 1, 1991 (aged 64)
Bio: Yusuf Idris, also Yusif Idris was an Egyptian writer of plays, short stories, and novels. Idris was born in Faqous. He originally trained to be a doctor, studying at the University of Cairo.
Known for:
- The cheapest nights, and other stories (1967)
- A House of Flesh (1971)
- City of love and ashes
- The sinners (1960)
- Tales of Encounter: Three Egyptian Novellas