Only when I smell the earth upon my face, will I ever be free, to fly from this place.

Allah made us all a different shade and colour. Nations and tribes recognize one another! 'Cause every single person is your sister and brother.

Truth is buried, deep inside of men, sweep away each day.

Words can never really help you say, what you want them to anyway. And words can never really help you see, what you really want to be.

My programme, The Art of Creative Expression, empowers young people with tools to express themselves. We teach photography, art and drama, but it's not just the medium that's important, it's about what you are trying to say.

You could call me antisocial, I've called myself that sometimes too, but I just prefer to be alone, and that's nothing against you.

But if we hide ourselves away, afraid to grow and learn, we might wake up in the flames of the ignorance that burns and we'll never be much more than only casualties of war in a struggle we can't win if we have no faith to begin. We've got to tip the lid and let some sunlight in.