Naguib Mahfouz : (3) " I was suffering from a peculiar and persistent sense that I was being pursued, and also the conviction that under the political order of the times, our lives had no meaning. " - Naguib Mahfouz " History is full of people who went to prison or were burned at the stake for proclaiming their ideas. Society has always defended itself. " - Naguib Mahfouz " According to Islamic principles, when a man is accused of heresy, he is given the choice between repentance and punishment. " - Naguib Mahfouz