First of all, in many Muslim countries women have incredible amounts of freedom, sometimes more than in some countries in Europe. So you cannot just make a generalized statement about women. Second, Islam is not the problem. It's tradition. It's culture. It's age-old mind-sets that need to be changed.

Of course democracy is good, but it is a process, not a prescription.

I don't lose sleep over failures. I worry about the successes and how they can be replicated.

Whatever title or office we may be privileged to hold, it is what we do that defines who we are ... Each of us must decide what kind of person we want to be-what kind of legacy that we want to pass on.

The hardest [part] is some of the misperceptions that are leveled against me as a person and against Muslim women.

I don't know if I'd put labels on myself, but I do feel that when women are empowered, they have the power to transform society.

I want to be that person who could sacrifice everything for others.