What does it feel like for your children having a mother like you?
I hope I can instill my rebel heart into them as well. I try but it's difficult to predict what route they're going to take, they are still teenagers. I try to offer them an example: they see a woman who fights for gay rights, for children orphaned by Aids, for the right of Muslim women to get an education. They see me never backing down an inch from who I am and what I believe in. They see a warrior who has never stopped working for a second throughout her entire life. Obviously they're also aware of criticism, they read insults aimed at me on social media and they get hurt by it but they also understand how important it is to follow one's path.
Do you already see the results of that?
Yes I do. Lourdes is 18 and says things that make me realise she's very mindful of women's rights and how we are treated around the world. And Rocco the other day told me: "Mum, mum, you know, I think my girlfriend is a feminist" and I said "Great news". He told me she's a photographer, a film-maker and that she's also into poetry. I told him I was happy for him. If that's the type of woman he's attracted to it means I'm influencing him in this direction.
then idk
