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" For me, a taxi is like a public space because so many people get in that space. "

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

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" Change means resistance, and resistance means transformation and igniting energies. "

" I am interested in exploring encounters where worlds meet and not where they separate. "

" When the public doesn't understand me, it's a battle. So when I choose words, I choose them for their musicality, rhythm, and sense, and I choose the right dialect to express that. "

" My father is an engineer, and my mother raised the three children. "

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

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

" My dad was a brilliant civil engineer. My parents later divorced, but we lived in Abu Dhabi, Greece, Kuwait. "

" Women are a minority the same way gay people are. "

" I always had this crisis: where do I come from? I was never an insider, never an outsider; I was always in the middle. But it means I never have borders in my head. "

" There is something spiritual about art that connects us with ourselves and with others; it's really about coming together and creating bridges. "

" All of the Arabic women I grew up listening to or watching had a very strong character. "

" I set the bar very high. I'm very tough on myself. "

" The Arabic music I listen to is extremely edgy. Ironic, sarcastic, sensual, erotic. "

" When I started, I didn't know how to sing in Arabic - it's a very complex and sophisticated music full of codes and modes and quarter-tones. "

" I've always fought any form of censorship. "

" I studied psychology at university. "

" I sing in Arabic as a statement. It's art, and it's a challenge. "

" With Soapkills, we were lucky. We started at a time of transition where things were not ready, nothing was available. "

" When I started doing music, it was out of despair and boredom. I got passionate about it, and I felt that it allowed me to become somebody: an artist who explores her different identities. "

" As an artist, you need to be true to yourself and free and not put yourself in a box that contradicts with what you feel is needed for a song. "

" Imagine a singer with the virtuosity of Joan Sutherland or Ella Fitzgerald, the public persona of Eleanor Roosevelt, and the audience of Elvis, and you have Umm Kulthum. "

" It's interesting to be at once an insider and outsider. It's a way of learning how to find your way freely without the need of conforming or belonging. "

" 'Al Jamilat' is not just feminist. It's an album with songs that feature women: women who are in love, rebellious women, political activists, women who are more submissive, women who are in charge. "

" I've always had a sense that I am doing something very important, something vital. "

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