Morocco is in a phase of democratization. It is guaranteed that we are in a new era.

I managed to survive the repression and the torture, but many others found it much more difficult. I saw people who were tortured so badly they ultimately lost their sanity.

The past is like a ball of iron, attached to one's leg.

I think that with piracy and tighter funds being around, people are realising that the game to play is to try and win people's respect with bold film making and then win a special place in people's collections, rather than just having the biggest opening weekends.

Higher education should be based on quality, not quantity; receive merit-based funding; and be free of unnecessary bureaucracy. Not the least of the benefits of educational reform is to foster the pride of achievement at national and international levels.

considered me to be nothing but an Islamic terrorist, even though I have no connections to Islamic movements.