What if the Speaker of the Egyptian House of Representatives decided to write the word "bribed" on the back of everyone who is proven guilty? Will the person with the tattoo be ashamed, or will he be happy and proud of it, and what will others' attitude towards him be? Will they criticize him for his tattoo or will they feel that as long as he is bribed, he is undoubtedly rich? As soon as the grocer sees this tattoo, he will stand up to him with respect, and will carry his purchases for him and deliver them to his home. He will not disagree with him on the price, and will pay him a large tip.
Thus, Mustafa Nasr navigates us in his book "A Café on a Sidewalk" to contemporary social issues that reveal the ugly face of people living among us. Even the articles he wrote about past eras of time we find are still valid in our days.
Hence the importance of the articles of the great novelist, as they are a piece of our sweet days and our bitter days.