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Every time I go to Beirut, I see people and the quality of life going slowly from bad to worse, and from worse to even worse. ”

I'm Muslim but not really. My family did not care. And I always managed to skip religion classes when I was living in the Gulf, even when they were obligatory. ”

Egyptians are quite incredible people. They have everything: the culture, the music, the scenes. So much of Arab music and art started there. ”

I don't relate to what is seen as 'Arab culture.' I relate to what I explore myself, what is around me. ”

I don't think there is only one Arab culture or a pure Arabness. We are very multiple, especially our generation, which is very multilayered. ”

The Arabic world was very interesting in the 1920s to '60s: there was something booming culturally, and I found my culture very desirable when I listened to these songs. ”

It's normal; Arab women have always been very active at the forefront of culture - as film producers since the 1920s; as singers, dancers, choreographers, writers for much longer than that. ”

I think our societies - to certain extent, of course, and to different degrees, but almost with no exception - have always been struggling to come to terms with archaic traditions. ”

When I read the Koran or hear it read, the images and the poetry, the sound of the language is very inspiring. ”

There are many positive values that come with a Muslim upbringing. But when religion becomes about rules and hierarchies, when it starts to feel like a prison, I'm not interested. ”