My experience of living with people of diverse religions and cultures taught me that one will never be at peace with the other if one is at war with oneself.

Sometimes people confuse silence as wisdom when in fact it is compromise.

The BRIC countries - Brazil, India, China, Turkey, South Africa, Indonesia even, and Russia - are now new actors. Over the last eight years, China multiplied by seven its economic presence and penetration in the Middle East. And if this happens on economic terms and there is a shift towards the East, the relationship between these countries and Israel is completely different from the United States. And it means that the challenges are going to be different, because China is not supporting Israel the way the U.S. are supporting Israel.

The nature of the state is one thing, but there are other major challenges - what it will take to tackle the issues of social corruption, for example, social justice, and the economic system - and what are the future challenges when it comes to equality between the citizens, in particular in the field of the job market and equal opportunity for men and for women? This is at the centre of the question that is the Arab Awakening.

Fear is created which can lead to racism. However, we can overcome that fear through trust.

Don't treat people the way they treat you. Treat them better.

There is nothing more Islamic than critical thinking.