The judge asked the killer of former Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, "Why did you kill President Anwar Sadat?"
The murderer replied- "Because he was secular."
The killer said, "I don't know."
The man who tried to stab the deceased Egyptian writer Naguib Mahfouz was asked by the judge: "Why did you stab Mr. Naguib?"
The terrorist replied, "Because he has written the anti-religious novel 'Children of Gebalawi'."
The judge showed interest: "Have you read the novel?"
The criminal replied- "No."
The judge asked the murderer of Egyptian writer Farag Fouda - "Why did you kill Farag Fouda?"
The murderer replied- "Because he had no faith."
The judge was curious to know, "How did you know that he had no integrity?"
The terrorist's reply was - "Everything becomes clear by reading his books."
The judge's curiosity increased further - "In which book of his did you find the proof of his dishonesty?"
The killer admitted, "I don't know the name of the book. I haven't read it all."
The judge was surprised: "Why didn't you read it?"
The murderer said, "I don't know how to read and write."
Hatred never spreads through knowledge. Hatred spreads through ignorance. This is how society pays the price of ignorance, the price of keeping people ignorant.
From 'Real African Books'.
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