"The Middle East is a place where history is constantly being rewritten, where the past is always present, where the future is always uncertain."

"The Palestinian people have a right to self-determination, to a state of their own, to live in peace and dignity."

"The intellectual must be a person of courage, a person of integrity, a person of conviction."

"The media is complicit in the demonization of Arabs."

"The intellectual is someone who is always fighting for justice, even if it is unpopular."