Politics is mainly about interests. As Muslim citizens, we understand these interests but we should put principles and dignity beyond everything.

In 2012, those French Muslim people voted massively for Francois Hollande against Nicolas Sarkozy. With the results of elections getting even tighter, those votes can make the difference. I am obviously not in favour of a "community electorate," however, pressure is so great on them that I can easily understand how it can affect their votes.

I want to be an activist professor.

Saying that the origin of the Islamic State (IS) is within the Muslim Brotherhood organisation only strengthens IS. This is what the Israeli government asserts when claiming that Hamas and IS are the exact same thing. By saying so, the historical resistance [against the Israeli occupation] is viewed as unlawful, called extremism and terrorism.

If you read the Qur'an with your head, you find repetition. If you read it with your heart, you find depth.

Pray in the night so that you can change the world in the day

The universality of Islam is not uniformity, it is unity with diversity.