The problem with what we call the 'Arab spring' is that these are very nationalistic experiences. Tunisians are concerned with Tunisia, Egyptians concerned with Egypt and so on.

We want to tell people how great Islam is yet we are not great Muslims.

Being Muslim has become synonymous with pointed questions, with tension and mistrust, even with conflict. It has become a global phenomenon with profound consequences for inter-communal relations, political rhetoric and policies at the local, regional, national and international level.

Our pluralist society must provide its citizens with the tools to understand religions, their symbols and their practices.

This simple truth is the essence of my message to Muslims throughout the world: know who you are, who you want to be, and start talking and working with whom you are not. Find common values and build with fellow citizens a society based on diversity and equality.

We fail when we try to give simple answers to complicated problems.

We need to challenge the dominant culture: by ethics, principles and values.