I'd thought sexuality was instinctive or natural, but it's profoundly linked to inner security and cultural context.

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.

A modern civilization is only possible when it is accepted that singular beings exist and express themselves freely.

I love life in spite of all that mars it. I love friendship, jokes and laughter.

The mistake we make is to attribute to religions the errors and fanaticism of human beings.

I'd thought sexuality was instinctive or natural, but it's profoundly linked to inner security and cultural context.