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Once In A While, I Have To Pinch Myself To Remind Myself I Am Nobel Laureate, But That Is Not Part Of My Work Plan Every Day.

Almost All Of The Liberal And Christian Members Of The Constitutional Commission Have Withdrawn, Because We All Fear That The Muslim Brotherhood Will Pass A Document With Islamist Undertones That Marginalizes The Rights Of Women And Religious Minorities. Who Sits In This Group? One Person, Who Wants To Ban Music, Because It's Allegedly Against Sharia Law; Another, Who Denies The Holocaust; Another, Who Openly Condemns Democracy.

I Worry About A Democracy Having Nuclear Weapons As Much As A Dictatorship Having Nuclear Weapons.

At A Time When The Threat Of Nuclear Arms Is Again Increasing, The Norwegian Nobel Committee Wishes To Underline That This Threat Must Be Met Through The Broadest Possible International Cooperation. This Principle Finds Its Clearest Expression Today In The Work Of The Iaea And Its Director General. In The Nuclear Non-proliferation Regime, It Is The Iaea Which Ensures That Nuclear Energy Is Not Misused For Military Purposes, And The Director General Has Stood Out As An Unafraid Advocate Of New Measures To Strengthen That Regime.

As Much As We Egyptians Treasure Our Military, Acting Alone It Cannot Provide The Legitimacy To Lay The Foundations For Democracy.