We are passing through a very sensitive time, and on the whole, this country is facing very big problems.

The heart is a place of secrets.

I defend both the freedom of expression and society's right to counter it. I must pay the price for differing. It is the natural way of things.

We are like a woman with a difficult pregnancy. We have to rebuild the social classes in Egypt, and we must change the way things were.

I wake up early in the morning and walk for an hour. If I have something to write, I prefer to write in the morning until midday, and in the afternoon, I eat.

It's not surprising that truly humanitarian manifestos originate frequently in minority circles or with people whose consciences are troubled by the problems of minorities.

Events at home, at work, in the street - these are the bases for a story.