All of the great prophets of modern times have come from the desert and were uneducated: Mohammed, Jesus and myself.

We are used to facing the United States as a fortress from the outside. Now we are finding a breach to penetrate the country (the U.S.) and confront it from within.

Africa is closer to me in every way than Iraq or Syria.

Once a ruler becomes religious, it becomes impossible for you to debate with him. Once someone rules in the name of religion, your lives become hell.

The times of Arab nationalism and unity are gone forever.

In the Middle East, the opposition is quite different than the opposition in advanced countries. In our countries, the opposition takes the form of explosions, assassinations, killings.

We can export terrorism. We can assassinate and set fires inside the territory of the United States as it did to all of us.