Intellectuals try to keep going. But their situation is very difficult. Those who have had the courage to voice their opposition have often paid a very high price.

The power of the word in Morocco belonged to men and to the authorities. No one asked the point of view of poor people or women.

My hope is that countries like Morocco will have investment to create work, so people don't have to leave.

Real friendship, like real poetry, is extremely rare - and precious as a pearl.

I read a poem every night, as others read a prayer.

At 21, I discovered repression and injustice. The army would shoot students with real bullets.

In Morocco, it's possible to see the Atlantic and the Mediterranean at the same time.