Establishing an equilibrium between the Islam of truth and Islam as an identity is one of the most difficult tasks of religious intellectuals.

We must break problems down into small, digestible bits. We must define the concepts that we use and explain what components they consist of. We must tackle small problems.

If a group of people feels that it has been humiliated and that its honour has been trampled underfoot, it will want to express its identity and this expression of an identity will take different shapes and forms.

Compromise has a negative connotation.

In many of the things that people do, they themselves are the centre of attention, but they inscribe some other name on their banner.

People first concern themselves with meeting their basic needs; only afterwards, do they pursue any higher needs.

In order for answers to become clear, the questions have to be clear.