We in Tunisia have no problem with respecting other peoples religion, and we have a long tradition of that.

No one in al-Nahda believes that jihad is a way to impose Islam on the world. But we believe that jihad is self-control, is social and political struggle, and even military jihad is only a way to defend oneself in the case of aggression.

I hope that with the success of the transition to democracy in Tunisia that we will export to Egypt a working democratic model.

We in Tunisia have no problem with respecting other peoples religion, and we have a long tradition of that.

There is no one in al-Nahda that is violence is a means of change or to keep power. Everyone in al-Nahda believes that democracy is the only way to reach power and to stay in power.

I dream of a free, democratic, peaceful Tunisia, a country that can protect its developing identity.

I believe democracy will succeed in Tunisia, but I also believe that it will succeed in the other Arab Spring countries.