To lead a country, you must periodically hold a national consultation in which people representing different programmes can make a bid for power.

People must insist on the right to say no, to be alone, to stand out from the herd. Creative artists can say all this in their own way and in their own field, by hard, rigorous work.

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

We do not have many intellectuals who can speak out for us internationally. We have no writers who are recognized, respected and loved outside the Arab world.

An individual voice can be heard in a choir that otherwise sings in unison. This is something that is not excused.

We must have our say, not through violence, aggression or fear. We must speak out calmly and forcefully. We shall only be able to enter the new world era if we agree to engage in dialogue with the other side.

Be vigilant, for nothing one achieves lasts forever.