When we live in a world that is very unjust, you have to be a dissident.

The family code in Egypt is one of the worst family codes in the Arab world. Polygamy. The husband is having absolute power over the family.

A lot of women are afraid of loneliness, so when they see a woman who can live alone, then they think, 'Hmm, I can do that.' But you need an example, and that is why I am proud to say I have divorced three husbands.

My three husbands were afraid of me. I am a very powerful woman.

Home to me is the world because my books have been translated into more than 30 languages.

When you are intelligent and beautiful you face a lot of problems. If you are beautiful and stupid then it's easy.