He is a merciless critic of atheists, and addresses social issues and bureaucratic inefficiency with bitter sarcasm. When he tires of sarcasm, he refreshes his soul by writing about and for children. For him, a worker is an ox turning the water wheel. Shun your blindfold. An artist must be able to dream in order to create.
Politicians can do nothing but pull rabbits and geese from the noses and ears of their spectators.
Most of the characters in his literary work are alike in their ignorance of their own misery. Yet his empathy allows him to see that the least socially and economically privileged members of society draw on their own ancient culture to derive theories of life, a code of conduct and a system of values. In hardship, he believes, their true nature shines through. An only son with three sisters, Bahgat was not spoilt by his father. Yet for a boy with three sisters, he seems to have learned only mistrust.