It is impossible to disregard such an important medium as television. We should know how to use it, learn to work in it and express new values in it.

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

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

We have no Arab intellectuals of international stature because we live in a state of generalized mediocrity. We are suspended in the pit without touching the bottom.

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.

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

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.