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

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.

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

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.

Religion has to stay in the heart, not in politics. It is private.

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

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