Religion and modernity are not necessarily mutually exclusive.

Polls show that Arabs admire a lot of the Western values, cultural aspects in the West. It is more about policies than about way of life.

In education, technology can be a life-changer, a game changer, for kids who are both in school and out of school. Technology can bring textbooks to life. The Internet can connect students to their peers in other parts of the world. It can bridge the quality gaps.

My position attracts a fair amount of rumors and gossip and misperceptions, but I'd rather not focus on that.

My role models are people who can do things; I say to myself, 'I wish I could do that.'

Values are the shields that you carry throughout life and it protects you from whatever life throws at you.

Modernity is not about dress codes.