I still do find it very difficult in the West to connect to this politeness of smiling, not saying how you're thinking or not saying how you really feel.

Mama tied a blindfold over my eyes. The next thing I felt my flesh was being cut away. I heard the blade sawing back and forth through my skin. The pain between my legs was so intense I wished I would die.

Because women and girls are not valued equally as human beings, they are treated as less than such. Female genital mutilation is one example of this that has to be stopped.

My family is and will always stay the most important to me.

Personal style? I don't really believe in that. Whatever is comfortable.

Give love and share happiness with the people around you, and never give up fighting for what you believe in.

Laws are important. But they can only be effective if the people know about the particular laws.