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

If one girl with courage is a revolution, imagine what feats we can achieve together.

I believe that if we want our children to understand the world beyond their classroom, we must bring the world into their classroom.

I'd rather be dealt with as a person than a persona.

I have nothing against the veil. And I think that, wrongly, many in the West look at the veil as a symbol of oppression. Now, as long as a woman chooses to wear the veil, because that's her belief and because of her own - that's a personal relationship with God, so she should be free to dress in whichever way she wants.

At the end of the day, the position is just a position, a title is just a title, and those things come and go. It's really your essence and your values that are important.

I'm amazed by the misconceptions about Muslim women and the Arab world that I hear, and that really does hurt me.