“I don't plea, I execute.”
Source: Iftar-e Insaniyat: The First Supper
“I would say our strength is that we can’t get everyone on the same page.”
Source: The White Mosque
“Dream of the King is the Dream of Civilization.”
Source: Iftar-e Insaniyat: The First Supper
“I Too Am A Racist (Sonnet)
I too am a racist, except my racism
is rooted in evolution, not ignorance and fear -
to me, human race is the mightiest animal,
which is why, our responsibility is far greater.
I too am a bigot, but my bigotry is tolerance,
I don't accept anyone as human who's intolerant.
I too am a fundamentalist, but my faith is choice,
every human is free to choose what's best for them.
I too am a traditionalist, except I walk the tradition
of acceptance, not a secondhand host to dividing lineage.
I too am an extremist, except my extreme is annihilation,
my culture don't exist, nor religion, or native language.
I am native of the earth, yet I'm immigrant to humankind,
for I come from a valley, alien to the states of the world.
I am not interested in building bridges, I am the bulldozer,
out to demolish convention that makes divisions possible.”
Source: Iftar-e Insaniyat: The First Supper
“The way apes understand what's cultured, I'm not that sort of cultured - I'm humanly cultured - which means, I live as cure for tribalism, not coddle; I abolish chains, not worship them, I do not entertain stereotypes - I question and denounce prejudice, both external and internal.”
Source: Iftar-e Insaniyat: The First Supper
“The Sonnet is Civilization (Sonnet 2235)
I hear, 'just because you're a citizen,
doesn't mean you're an american'.
I say, just because you're american,
doesn't mean you're a civilized human.
I hear, 'just because you're a citizen,
doesn't mean you're english or australian'.
I say, just because you're english or aussie,
doesn't mean you're a civilized human.
I hear, 'hindi bolnese koi hindustani nahi banjaata',
I say, hindustani bannese koi insan nahi banjaata.
Ved, Koran ya Bible ratta maarnese koi pak ya pavitra
nahi banjaata, there's no greater granth than chetna.
Tyranny never comes dressed as tyranny,
tyranny always comes dressed as tradition.
İyilik evren benim, tüm kâinat benim mahalle,
dogma de la etnicidad arruina la civilización.”
Source: Iftar-e Insaniyat: The First Supper
“Dogma of ethnicity is the ruin of civilization.”
Source: Iftar-e Insaniyat: The First Supper
“The Man With No Roots (Sonnet)
The day children are raised
without religion and nationality,
that's the beginning of peacemaking,
and the empirical end to warmongery.
Either raise your children with
no religion or multiple religions,
either raise your children with
no culture or multiple cultures.
I grew up celebrating Diwali,
eating fruitcake on the 25th,
and waking up to the call of Azaan -
if I'm devout anything, it's a devout human.
I have no roots, for I am the roots;
I am the ruin of all heritage of lies.
Illegal Immigrant in every state,
for I come from a Time beyond tribes.”
Source: Iftar-e Insaniyat: The First Supper
“Hearsay, even from the people I love, doesn't equate to gospel truth.”
Source: Chasing Impossible
“Either raise your children with no religion or multiple religions, either raise your children with no culture or multiple cultures.”
Source: Iftar-e Insaniyat: The First Supper