To me, 'beauty' means to be natural, creative, honest - to say the truth.

To be creative means to connect. It's to abolish the gap between the body, the mind and the soul, between science and art, between fiction and nonfiction.

Home is where you are appreciated, safe and protected, creative, and where you are loved - not where you are put in prison.

You know, I look to myself mainly as a creative writer all my life and a medical doctor.

I am very much against makeup and high heels and all that we inherit as 'beauty.'

Whenever I go to New York or any European country, they say: 'Nawal, why don't you get a facelift?' I tell them, 'I am proud of my wrinkles. Every wrinkle on my face tells the story of my life. Why should I hide my age?'