Lebanon Quotes

Egyptians are quite incredible people. They have everything: the culture, the music, the scenes. So much of Arab music and art started there.
Every time I go to Beirut, I see people and the quality of life going slowly from bad to worse, and from worse to even worse.
Faith is a very intimate process that involves being sincere and truthful to a spiritual presence.
For me, a taxi is like a public space because so many people get in that space.
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.
I am interested in exploring encounters where worlds meet and not where they separate.
I don't believe that there is a separation between art and political consciousness.
I don't relate to what is seen as 'Arab culture.' I relate to what I explore myself, what is around me.
I don't think there is only one Arab culture or a pure Arabness. We are very multiple, especially our generation, which is very multilayered.
I follow my desires, and I'm prepared to take the consequences.
I had an Arabic background. but I lived a very scattered childhood. I didn't belong to any one culture, which meant I didn't have musical geographies in my head.
I had the urge to face my own limitation, and I needed to be bigger. I needed to be more professional and be in a more competitive environment because I wanted to grow as an artist. That's why I went to Europe.
I have a sense of mission in a way. I've always worked on being free, as a woman and as an artist.
I have learned to create from a hybridized point of view. It's an asset - something rather liberating.
I love Khaliji music; it's very inspiring.
I met Jim Jarmusch when I started recording my album 'Ya Nass.' He was writing the script for 'Only Lovers Left Alive.' Jarmusch was always a great inspiration to me, way before meeting him. Working with him was fantastic.
I set the bar very high. I'm very tough on myself.
I sing 'Beirut' for what the city is for me, but I am also singing as an exile.
I sing in Arabic as a statement. It's art, and it's a challenge.
I studied psychology at university.
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