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.

Twitter's a great way to tell people across the world what I care about and, hopefully, motivate them to join me in furthering my causes. It's also a fantastic medium to hear the ideas and opinions of people I might not otherwise get to meet.

I don't believe that there is fair enough understanding of either our status as women or the total context of our lives, which is very rich and multi-faceted.

When girls are educated, you get effects that cascade throughout society.

Educate a woman and you educate her family. Educate a girl and you change the future.

I really feel that political will is born out of popular will.

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