The fact of simultaneously being Christian and having as my mother tongue Arabic, the holy language of Islam, … - Amin Maalouf

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Taste is, in general, considered as that faculty of the human mind by which we perceive and enjoy whatever is beautiful or sublime in the works of nature or art.

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The fact of simultaneously being Christian and having as my mother tongue Arabic, the holy language of Islam, is one of the basic paradoxes that have shaped my identity.

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