Emna Belhadj Yahia

"If France wanted to use francophonie to impose anything on me, an ideology or a way of life or whatever, the French language that I have learned and that I use would allow me to fight against such arrogance."

"The France of fraternity, equality, liberty belongs to me as much as to you'"

"For me, it is an instrument to fight against any form of hegemony, whether political or cultural, and whether it comes from France, America or Russia."

"Our society has failed in its desire to rebuild its freedom, democracy and dignity. The social link between Tunisians themselves has deteriorated."

"It's upsetting when I see these young people who can speak neither Arabic nor French, and who can't read. How can you be a citizen of a free country when you don't have access to culture?"

"How can we trust each other when we no longer trust ourselves, when we have lost our self-esteem? When we will finally make progress on the path of self-realization, this feeling of rejecting France – and others in general – will automatically recede."