Mahfuz's secular liberalism so enraged Egypt's Islamists that one fanatic knifed the old man, paralyzing his writing hand.
Mahfuz does not regret his liberalism.
mnli hypothesis: Mahfuz does not regret his liberalism. premise: Mahfuz's secular liberalism so enraged Egypt's Islamists that one fanatic knifed the old man, paralyzing his writing hand.