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Tunisia's responsibility, and especially that of its political and intellectual elites, is enormous. All the protagonists of the nation's social, cultural, economic and political life must work to overcome useless and counterproductive polarisation, and to find solutions to domestic, regional and international problems.

I believe democracy will succeed in Tunisia, but I also believe that it will succeed in the other Arab Spring countries.

Tunisia will continue to be a source of influence, not through its size but through the ideas and the models that it represents.

Tunisia is small - just ten million, no great natural resources.

There's always Tunisia. Amid the smoking ruins of the Middle East, there is that one encouraging success story.

The future begins today! What is important is what we do today and tomorrow for Tunisia and all its children. We must work hand in hand.

I don't know anywhere where the people are hungrier for education than South Sudan.

My feeling is that if you can make a big impact on the global literacy problem, you can uplift a big portion of society.

We in Tunisia have no problem with respecting other people's religion, and we have a long tradition of that.

Morocco is such a beautiful place. It's incredibly beautiful. And also it is captivating place because for a writer, you feel that you make impact. I mean, when I write something in the press, the day after in the fish market, people will be discussing it.