In 1998, I was trained by the SPLA [Sudanese People's Liberation Army ] in London how to pretend to be a geologist.

I value men and I don't necessarily want to adopt the man's role, but I do want to see women's humanity honored and respected.

I appear topless as a way of holding on to my Nilotic culture, and I also do it to taunt those Africans who are ashamed of our original cultural beliefs.

I have much more power and protection than Salman Rushdie, because I'm an American citizen, but yes, I live in terrible fear for my life and for the lives of my children. My whole family has been threatened, my adoptive parents had to sell their house and move out of Washington, D.C. because of death threats caused by my work and activism.

I'm not told what to say by any Republicans and I've never done a personal appearance topless.

Race means family and all black people whether they like it or not, are family.

As for feminism, I am a womanist more than I'm a feminist.