I believe that the dysfunctional Muslim family constitutes a real threat to the very fabric of western life. It is in the family that children are groomed to practise, promote and pass on the norms of their parents' culture.

When I was with the Labor Party, I'd get into trouble because the party bosses determined that some of what I wrote, or proposed to write about, wasn't conducive to their policies or to electoral success.

As a woman you are better off in life earning your own money. You couldn't prevent your husband from leaving you or taking another wife, but you could have some of your dignity if you didn't have to beg him for financial support.

All my life I have been a nomad.

I want people to emphasize life before death as opposed to life after death.

I think of Canada, first and foremost, in terms of space. The amount of space available is breathtaking.

I confront the European elite's self-image as tolerant 'while under their noses women are living like slaves.