First of all, all writing includes some part of the self. The relationship of the self and the other exists in writing, whether autobiographical or novel. There is a self and an other.

War criminals in the U.S. and Israel are not punished: no international court has the courage to put them on trial.

Doubt is the first step towards knowledge, not faith.

Unity is power; without unity women cannot fight for their rights anywhere.

I've lived in Egypt among Christians and Muslims, and we never had a conflict. Now you have a conflict between Christians and Muslims and Baha'is and Sunni and Shia.

My three husbands were afraid of me. I am a very powerful woman.

I've lived here [in Egypt] among Christians and Muslims, and we never had a conflict. Now you have a conflict between Christians and Muslims and Baha'is and Sunni and Shia. The Salafists are trying to abort the revolution and make it religious, though the revolution started secular.