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

I am a guest of the French language. My poems in French are born of my interaction with the French language, which is not the same as that of a French poet.

I write about wounds, the eternal treasons of life. It's not very funny, but it's sincere. My commitment is to sincerity.

Emigration is no longer a solution; it's a defeat. People are risking death, drowning every day, but they're knocking on doors that are not open.

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

Our steps invent the path as we proceed; behind us they leave no trace, only the void. So we shall always look ahead and trust our feet. They will take us as far as our minds will go... -- Tahar ben Jelloun

Egypt has suffered more ordeals than the other countries to get where it is.