Solidarity between women can be a powerful force of change, and can influence future development in ways favourable not only to women but also to men.

If you do not love yourself, well, you cannot do anything well, that's my philosophy.

Memory is never complete. There are always parts of it that time has amputated. Writing is a way of retrieving them, of bringing the missing parts back to it, of making it more holistic.

Home is where you are appreciated, safe and protected, creative, and where you are loved - not where you are put in prison.

Many people come here and they think my apartment is a poor relative to my name. But you cannot be radical and have money, it’s impossible.

What we require is not a formal return to tradition and religion, but a rereading, a reinterpretation, of our history that can illuminate the present and pave the way to a better future. For example, if we delve more deeply into ancient Egyptian and African civilisations we will discover the humanistic elements that were prevalent in many areas of life. Women enjoyed a high status and rights, which they later lost when class patriarchal society became the prevalent social system.

There is not a revolution that succeeded in a few months. It takes years, even decades, to fulfill its goals. I am very hopeful because I trust the revolution and feel nobody can really conquer a nation that has decided to be united and to fight, and we decided to fight. The revolution is there, inside the Egyptians by the millions.