All Quotes

Women are a minority the same way gay people are. ”

I have a sense of mission in a way. I've always worked on being free, as a woman and as an artist. ”

I'm bored, normally, when I travel. ”

A lot of Arabic composers such as Mohammed Abdel Wahab mixed sounds and instruments from all over the world. It's important to be able to propose new ways and new sounds without being stigmatised, censored or put aside. ”

I was raised by strong women, and the role models I had in music and cinema were strong, too - liberated and provocative. ”

I've always had a sense that I am doing something very important, something vital. ”

I studied psychology at university. ”

Al Jamilat' is not just feminist. It's an album with songs that feature women: women who are in love, rebellious women, political activists, women who are more submissive, women who are in charge. ”

I love Khaliji music; it's very inspiring. ”

Maybe I was blessed that my main drive was purely selfish. I needed to make something, make my life better, wider, have poetry in my life, have something that gives me hope on an everyday basis. That was my main drive all along, really. ”