“In short, this or that behavior wasn't good because scripture said so. Scripture mandated this or that behavior because it was good, and if it was already good before scripture said so, then it was good for some reason inherent to itself, some reason that reason could discover.” ReasonReligionLogicRevelation Book:Destiny Disrupted: A History of the World through Islamic Eyes Source: Destiny Disrupted: A History of the World through Islamic Eyes
“We need solitude, because when we're alone, we're free from obligations, we don't need to put on a show, and we can hear our own thoughts.” SolitudeAloneAlone Time Book:West of Kabul, East of New York: An Afghan American Story Source: West of Kabul, East of New York: An Afghan American Story
“Here are two enormous worlds side by side; what's remarkable is how little notice they have taken of each other. If the Western and Islamic worlds were two individual human beings, we might see symptoms of repression here. We might ask, "What happened between these two? Were they lovers once? Is there some history of abuse?” Western WorldIslamic World Book:Destiny Disrupted: A History of the World through Islamic Eyes Source: Destiny Disrupted: A History of the World through Islamic Eyes